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SOURCE: Operation Swordbreak
WORDS: (decrypted ver) ~ 6 - 700 (ish)
SUMM: A playthrough of the W&A journalling game, Operation Swordbreak. Also on AO3.

you are unlikely to be remembered

CODENAME: HOTEL
CONFIRMATION: THE WEAPON IS REAL. STARTING OPERATION SWORDBREAK. HUNTERS ON MY TAIL. NEED TO MOVE FAST. REGIME AGENT HARRIS SUSPECTED ME. HAD TO TERMINATE THEM. BODY HIDDEN ON OUTPOST #10. PLEASE DISPOSE. AWAIT FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS.

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CODENAME: AZ5ZA
IEN + MWYXL + ZESWRA CEKMAB CNWLWCET DTQI LQ WRMKNYARCG. LQP CQSDEL CATTM CNKMXAB. ZQQB TWRAM RQ TQRYAN MACKNA — MKNJAWTAB. JWLET LQ NAAMLEDTWMX MKPPTG TWRAM + SEWRLEWR LNEWRWRY CQSDEL CATT #3. CERRQL EZZQNB ZKNLXAN TQMM QZ SQNETA. IWLX CQSSERBANM YQRA, NACQSSARB WRBWYQ ZQN LASP — BACWMWJA, CER PNWQNWLWMA.

REWTAB BQIR CQSSQR MACKNWLG PELLANRM. QKLPQML #10 MLWTT KRBANYKENBAB, MKPPTG ARLNERCA #6 IAEU ZNW EZLAN 10PS. SEREYAB LQ YAL MKPPTG NQKLAM + IAEPQR SERKET. ESSKRWLWQRM MKPPTWAB DG ETPXE OKEBNERL #4 WRBKMLNWET CQTQRG. IAEPQR QPANELAB NASQLATG JWE LANSWRET MQZLIENA QR ETT CQNA NAYWSA MLELWQRM — PQMMWDTA LQ XECU. IXWMUAG TWUATG CER DNAEU ARCNGPLWQR.

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CODENAME: 4STRO
UNUXLI PPFPHA GXMPCR VMWPNJ RFHFNA. VBAMNG WTWXIM OCNUQF UTCPRT WTTDWB UXNGBF SSRA. UBAMNG PVOXLK HALJAJ 14WBDW HRUUVO QRVMDH PRUWRD BQWAPD WBTODH WI. VCXDTX SYJVWB ABUTWX WCKVLI NUNFQF NGSATY YYRYHA KBTYLI DKHRGI UANITY WBMJGB OCGKWC NW. GPBYJM UTMPSO GRGSQF WTKCNJ GOGWED RDWGRA UONI. RAKYTO BQNGKA NTOLWI NY5.

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CODENAME: HHOTEL
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CODENAME: ETOHL
AOLTBRNEERSELENUONSRTKYDUETDWEANT—LORAA7QTDNUFEALTILCUEYANIEWKTTIHUEHNEDREUTNHRSTTOOTOTOUROIR R TSA. TNAIBURSAOROTLNEAEODRRCOFITOTA;RICKPATNSEDAATEONSOSEE SSD ALE BMM. DTREIGPYARLTTVIACHAOSRCSCHEOR RREAI.

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CODENAME: LETOH
YOLLW TLG IVXLM. ZELRWRMT DSLOOB RH UFGROV YFG XLFOW WRHGIZXG DRGS WVXLB — TZGSVI GVZN LU HFHKVXGVW HOVVKVIH.

WVHKZRI NZWV VCZNKOV LU ZOKSZ #3 IVYVORLM. ZOO XVZW. YOLD GL NLIZOV. XLNKUMHZGV ERZ IRVNZMW MVYFOZ XLMGZXGH, FHV GSIVZG LU IVTRNV VCKZMHRLM ULI UFMWRMT.
WZGZ HSLDRMT ERGZO ULLW HFKKOB UILN OVNFI #18, HSRKH DRGS NRMRNZO TFZIWRMT — SVOK NLIZOV + HFKKOB RHHFVH. LUURXVI IZMWZOO HGLOV VMXLWVW QLFMZO WVGZRORMT ZNNL HGLXP — ZIIZMTV IZRW + UIZNV? KLHHRYOB XZKGFIV ULI RMUL. MLG OLBZO, WLMG IVXIFRG.
HZUVSLFHV HVG FK HGZGRLM Z OVUG DRMT TZIWVM, NZRMGVMZMXV HSVW MLIGS XLIMVI. FMFHVW. VCGVIMZO KLHHRYOV. HGZB LFG LU XZNVIZ URVOW.

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CODENAME: ASC11
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CODENAME: TRARIOT
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CODENAME: H0T3L
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CODENAME: LETOH
SEMIT LLATA DRAUG NOEB. YREHC AERTR OFYTI VITCA EMIGE RGNIE ESREV OWONR ETSAM KSATN OITAC ILPMO CROJA MDESU ACSTN EVETN ECER.

SEGAT SLANI FKAER BDROW SROFE RAPER POTYR NOPAE WHGUO NE. PARTT ON%001. ELBIS SOPNE HW52A TLEDN OENEV NOC. YLOPO NOMEM IGERH TIWYP PAHTO NSREL AEDNO PAEWS WENRE TTEB.

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CODENAME: HOTEL
END IN SIGHT, MORE WAYS THAN ONE. TOOK PHOTOS: WEAPON IS COLOSSAL. TWICE THE SIZE OF AVERAGE SPACE VESSEL. STILL AS DEATH BUT HUM OF POWER UNDER HULL. BUT NOT INDESTRUCTABLE: ATTACK 10 BREACHES AT ONCE AND IT'S GONE.

VOID TOOK TEAM FROM ALPHA #3 ASSAULT. REGIME AWARE OF WEAPON DEALERS BUT NOT EXACT IDENTITY OR LOCATION — INFORM CONTACTS TO PLAY NICE IN MEANTIME. SAFER TRAVEL ROUTES AVAILABLE, CHECKPOINTS #7, #10, #19 LAX; IF IN ONE SHIP MERCHANT GROUPS OF UNDER FIVE INDIVIDUALS USUALLY SKIP IDENTITY VERIFICATION. CHECKPOINTS #2 & #8 UNDER VERY STRICT SECURITY, AVOID.

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CODENAME: UNIFORM
Abort mission and flee where ever possible. Prowl & Mayhem least of concerns, Inspectorate got Hotel & Stalker is hunting down HQ. Get out of this galaxy or roll over. We were close, but it was too late. It's too late. We can only hope that someone will remember that we tried. That someone will remember that it's possible to fight back, even if it wasn't possible for us. Run.

the decrypted edition

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CODENAME: AZ5ZA [ATBASH → Caesar (5)]
WAR + SIGHT + FAMINE CAUSED CRITICAL BLOW TO INSURGENCY. TOP COMBAT CELLS CRUSHED. FOOD LINES NO LONGER SECURE - SURVEILLED. VITAL TO REESTABLISH SUPPLY LINES + MAINTAIN TRAINING COMBAT CELL #3. CANNOT AFFORD FURTHER LOSS OF MORALE. WITH COMMANDERS GONE, RECOMMEND INDIGO FOR TEMP - DECISIVE, CAN PRIORITISE.

NAILED DOWN COMMON SECURITY PATTERNS. OUTPOST #10 STILL UNDERGUARDED, SUPPLY ENTRANCE #6 WEAK FRI AFTER 10PM. MANAGED TO GET SUPPLY ROUTES + WEAPON MANUAL. AMMUNITION SUPPLIED BY ALPHA QUADRANT #4 INDUSTRIAL COLONY. WEAPON OPERATED REMOTELY VIA TERMINAL SOFTWARE ON ALL CORE REGIME STATIONS - POSSIBLE TO HACK. WHISKEY LIKELY CAN BREAK ENCRYPTION

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CODENAME: 4STRO [4 square cipher, codewords ASTRO & ORBIT]
SUSPICION MOUNTING BUT SOLID INFO. WEAPON TEST UPCOMING, TAILED TEAM RESPONSIBLE. WEAPON FED THROUGH BF14, REFULAR FUEL BUT HUGE QUANTITY FOR EACH USE. WOULD REQUIRE CATASTROPHIC MINING ON EVERY RESOURCE RICH PLANET UNDER REGIME CONTROL — NOT SUSTAINABLE LONG TERM, LIKELY PLAN TO EXPAND. EXTRACTION TWO DAYS EOS5.

MEETING ON WEAPON PROGRESS, COULDN'T ATTEND. ATTEMPTS TO GET CLEARANCE DRAWING ATTENTION. TRIED TO LISTEN, BUT HUNTER SAW ME. MALICE. MANAGED TO TAKE THEM DOWN BUT MISSING HUNTER WILL RAISE ALARM. MUST LAY LOW. PLEASE DISPOSE. OUTPOST #10.

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CODENAME: HHOTEL [POLYBIUS SQUARE]
DANGER. HUNTER OF HUNTERS AWAKE, OTHERS MORE AND MORE VORACIOUS. OUTPOST #10 NO LONGER SECURE. IMPERATIVE TO INCREASE EFFORTS. DISRUPT PROPAGANDA — LESSEN HUNTER INFLUENCE. FEAR IS THEIR MAIN TOOL. NOT UNKILLABLE.

OFFICER RANDALL SMUGGLES REGIME SUPPLIES. COMMANDER JAQUES HAS LOVER UNDESIRABLE TO THE REGIME. UNSAVOURY BUT ACCEPTABLE COLLATERAL IN CIRCUMSTANCE. NO TIME FOR MORAL CODES.

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CODENAME: ETOHL [COLUMNAR TRANSPOSITION]
[BEONALERT] ENSURE ONLY TRUSTED KNOW - DELTA QUADRANT #7 FUEL FACILITY WEAKENED IN THE HUNTER PUSH TO ROOT OUT TRAITORS. [TRAITORSABOUND] IDEAL FOR RECON UNIT ATTACK; PROCEED AS SOON AS RECON TEAM ASSESSED. [GETRID] TRY ALPHA, VICTOR, OSCAR, ECHO, SIERRA.

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CODENAME: LETOH [ATBASH]
BLOOD GOT RECON. AVOIDING WHOLLY IS FUTILE BUT COULD DISTRACT WITH DECOY — GATHER TEAM OF SUSPECTED SLEEPERS.

DESPAIR MADE EXAMPLE OF ALPHA #3 REBELLION. ALL DEAD. BLOW TO MORALE. COMPENSATE VIA RIEMAND NEBULA CONTACTS, USE THREAT OF REGIME EXPANSION FOR FUNDING.

DATA SHOWING VITAL FOOD SUPPLY FROM LEMUR #18, SHIPS WITH MINIMAL GUARDING. HELP MORALE + SUPPLY ISSUES. OFFICER RANDALL STOLE ENCODED JOURNAL DETAILING AMMO STOCK — ARRANGE RAID + FRAME? POSSIBLY CAPTURE FOR INFO. NOT LOYAL, DON'T RECRUIT.

SAFEHOUSE SET UP STATION A LEFT WING GARDEN, MAINTENANCE SHED MORTH CORNER. UNUSED. EXTERNAL ENTRANCE POSSIBLE, STAY OUT OF CAMERA FIELD.

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CODENAME: ASC11 [Caesar (11) → Binary]
FOUND WEAPON FACILITY WHEN MAPPING. COMPLEX OFFICIALLY ENTERED ON BF31, ENCOMPASSES SPACE FROM BF31 - BF13. FUEL STORAGE + PUMP BF14. CONSTRUCTION LEFT UNFINISHED BF22, ENTER VIA STORAGE ROOM.

OFFICER THOMAS STARTED TAILING, SAW ME WALKING BY TOO MANY TIMES. THREW HALF WRITTEN POEM IN BIN TO THROW HIM OFF — WORKED SOMEHOW, BUT WILL BE ON ALERT.

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CODENAME: TRARIOT [Columnar transposition]
HACKED TRANSMISSION, WHISKEY DOUBLE AGENT. THIS IS A CERTAINTY. LIKELY PLACED MORE CONTACTS BELOW HER, EXPOSE + DISPOSE IMMEDIATELY. KEEP AS QUIET AS POSSIBLE TO AVOID PANIC.

LOCATION OF COMBAT CELL #3 COMPROMISED. FLEE ASAP, BLOOD IS COMING.
ROMEO DEAD. OFFICER THOMAS INTERCEPTED DROP, KEPT INFILTRATION STACHE SECRET BUT HAD TO PROVE LOYALTY. PLEASE TELL MIKE.

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CODENAME: H0T3L [Caesar (3)]
I'M SORRY. LEMUR #18 WAS REGIME TEST. WILL INTERROGATE INFORMATION MORE THOROUGHLY GOING FORWARD. OFFICER THOMAS MORE SUSPICIOUS THAN EVER, BUT UNIFORM FAKED INFILTRATION ALERT. FRAMED HIS DEATH AS FAULT OF UNKNOWN INTERLOPER. NO NEED FOR DISPOSAL.

WEAPON IN TESTING STAGE. SAW VIDEO. AT LIMITED CAPACITY, AND IT VAPORISED HALF A PLANET. ELIMINATED HEAD ENGINEERS VIA HEIGHT - WILL SLOW DOWN PRODUCTION WITHOUT CONSOLIDATED DIRECTION.
TECH UNIT LOST TO CORRUPTION. WORKED UNDER WHISKEY, LIKELY NOT LOYAL TO BEGIN WITH. DON'T THINK OF THEM AS OLD FRIENDS. NO EXCEPTIONS. GET RID.

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CODENAME: LETOH [Backwards]
RECENT EVENTS CAUSED MAJOR COMPLICATION — TASKMASTER NOW OVERSEEING REGIME ACTIVITY FOR TREACHERY. BE ON GUARD AT ALL TIMES.

BETTER NEWS: WEAPON DEALERS NOT HAPPY WITH REGIME MONOPOLY. CONVENE ON DELTA #25 WHEN POSSIBLE. 100% NOT TRAP. ENOUGH WEAPONRY TO PREPARE FOR SWORDBREAK FINAL STAGES.

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