Imperial Proclamation      Royal Palace of the Emperor     February 3, 2264

     Fellow Terrans, I come to you in the wake of recent events to issue a
call to reason. Let no man deny the perils of our time. While we battle
 one another, divided by the petty strife of our common history, the
tide of greater conflict has turned against us, threatening to destroy
all that we have accomplished. It is time for us as a nation and as
individuals to set aside our longstanding feuds and unite. The tides of
an unwinnable war are upon us and we must seek refuge upon higher
ground lest we be swept away by the flood. The Earth Alliance is no more.
Whatever semblance of unity and protection it once provided is a
mantle, a membrane. With our enemies left unchecked, who will ya turn
to for protection? The devastation wrought by the alien invaders is
self-evident. We have seen our homes and communities destroyed by the
calculated blows of the ThirdSpace. We have seen firsthand our friends and
loved ones consumed by the nightmarish Zener. Unprecedented and
unimaginable though they may be, these are the signs of our time.
The time has come, my fellow terrans, to rally to a new banner. In unity
lies strength. Already many of the dissident factions have joined us.
Out of the many, we shall forge an indivisible whole, capitulating only
to a single throne, and on that throne, I shall watch over you. From
this day forward, let no human make war upon any other human. Let no
terran agency conspire against this new beginning and let no man
consort with alien powers, and to all the enemies of humanity, seek not
to bar our way for we shall win through, no matter the cost.

    -Emperor Jeffery Sinclair,
     Terran Dominion
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