(Computer begins recording.)

Beautiful...

This Alexander Teserof, Former Lt. of the North Umborian Order Enforcement Division. I have unlawfully commandeered a spacecraft and am by all accounts a wanted fugitive. I am making and leaving this recording, for two reasons. The first and foremost is not to vindicate my actions or clear my name. I merely wish for there to be a record of the events that have transpired...A true record. Everything that I have said and will say is the truth to the best of my knowledge, there will be no embellishments or omissions, for the sake of anyone in this account, including myself. The second reason for this recording is...that...in all likelihood I will soon be dead because the place I am heading is death...A place called Earth

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(Computer: 5 minutes until atmospheric entry. Extreme turbulence expected.)

The planet was once our people's home...Lifetimes ago. In the year 2024, our planet had become incapable of sustaining...