Hey folks, quick pre-programming announcement. Thanks for listening into our setup episodes

for the ETH or C. We're playing the quiet year, a game by Avery Alder. That's all about

map making and making wild choices to help build a community. You can find a link to

where you can find and purchase and learn more about the game on the episode description.

And also, if you want to follow along visually, we are uploading all the maps at the end

of each of these sessions at bit.ly slash ETH or C maps. And I think you need to capitalize

ETH or C and maps in order for that link to work because that's how Bitly works. We heard

some folks say they were having some trouble following along visually. And if you need

a little help with that, go to that link. I also think that if you go to our Twitter

page, we will be uploading those maps alongside the episodes there as well. That's it. Here's

the episode.

Our final lesson. The weight of history's presence. The importance of our mission was

clear from the start. From the very first nail driven into the very first shit, first

housing in the settlement, we knew that what we were doing would shape the future of civilization

itself. However, during those last few weeks above the surface, the gravity of that responsibility

became nearly unbearable. We understood, I believe, that future generations would examine

our priorities, our work ethic, our decision-making skills, all in excruciating critical detail.

And for good reason. The end, when it came, it caught us by surprise. Projects were left

unfinished that could have altered the course of history dramatically. What if we'd had

time to bolster our defenses? What if we'd uncovered the fate of the Vanguard? How much

heartache could we have avoided? I do not know how kind history will be to us, but imagine

if you will, those final frigid days. Imagine the back-breaking labor, the uncertainty of

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