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What you have to understand is that in this racket, rebuys   Refreshed from a round of crashing into planetary sur-
        are a badge of honour. It shows that you’ve pushed yourself   faces, the  Gambit  commanders began to form an im-
        learning. Or that you’re downright mad. And frankly, we wel-  promptu conga line, led by Sanderling.
        come both.
                                                              How about we do a bit of follow the leader? Eh?
        The  happy-go-lucky  demeanor  of these  commanders
        is refreshing. Most commanders in the Galaxy seek to   A chorus of cheers rang out. As the group began flying
        minimise risk, while increasing the probabilities of suc-  through the canyons, faster and faster, the walls becom-
        cess at every opportunity. Seldom do pilots seek to do   ing ever narrower, Sanderling seemed in his element.
        the opposite and just charge ahead, consequences be
        damned.                                               You  know,  I’d  heard  about  people  doing  canyon  running
                                                              that just took things to a bit of an extreme. Sounded pretty
        Because of this, Newton’s Gambit revealed itself to be   good to me. I’m like that though; speed’s where it’s at for
        more than just another mysterious faction with an agen-  me. I’m currently the lead pilot on the famous Okinura Sprint
        da. Rather, it was a ragtag group of pilots seeking noth-  Challenge, having finally been persuaded by veteran racer
        ing else than to fly at their limit and to share that limit   Terrorsidic to have a go at it. Turns out FA-off works pretty
        with others who were also seeking to embrace the full   good...
        potential of their ships. What started out as a struggle to
        keep a vessel in place, had now morphed into an exercise
        in adrenaline and controlled insanity.



























































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