Serenity

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Earth-That-Was...

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could no longer sustain
our numbers, we were so many.

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We found a new solar system:

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Dozens of planets
and hundreds of moons.

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Each one terraformed,
a process taking decades...

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to support human life.
To be new Earths.

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The central planets
formed the Alliance.

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Ruled by an interplanetary
parliament...

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the Alliance was
a beacon of civilization.

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The savage outer planets
were not so enlightened...

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and refused Alliance control.

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The war was devastating.

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But the Alliance's victory
over the Independents...

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ensured a safer universe.

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And now, everyone
can enjoy the comfort...

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and enlightenment
of true civilization.

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Why were the Independents
even fighting us?

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Why wouldn't they look
to be more civilized?

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I hear they're cannibals.
That's only Reavers.

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Reavers aren't real.
Full well they are.

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I heard they attack settlers
from space...

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and kill them,
and wear their skins...

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and rape them
for hours and hours...

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It's true
that there are dangers
on the outer planets.

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So with so many social
and medical advancements...

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we can bring
to the Independents...

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why would they fight
so hard against us?

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We meddle.

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River?

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People don't like
to be meddled with.

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We tell them what to do,
what to think.

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Don't run, don't walk.

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We're in their homes
and in their heads
and we haven't the right.

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We're meddlesome.

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River, we're not telling
people what to think...