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 (ar) Speaker BearMonger of the Republic of Ender recently discussed plans of creating a red sand factory and pipeline to transport goods to his emporium at the New Spawn Marketplace. The pipeline will be "a track with water streams made of ice. [...] It barely takes any room, it's just long."\\
 The sand factory's design is "extremely technical" and "the machinery required is intense. It's technically duping actually," Speaker BearMonger admits regarding the process, "but it's such a complex and involved build that I think it's totally legit."\\
-Considering the non-availability of red sand in our current Alpha Realm, many residents applaud the idea and are looking forward to its implementation.\\
+Considering the non-availability of red sand in our current Alpha's Realm, many residents applaud the idea and are looking forward to its implementation.\\
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-===== Newer =====
+===== MARNIE 17.08.15 =====
-**Newer issues are not yet archived but can still be bought at the Midgard Store.**
+**Midgard's Alpha Realm News**\\
+//International Edition//\\
+August 17th, 2015\\
+\\
+//**Important Note!**//\\
+Due to a two-week company vacation, there will not be a MARNIE issue on September 7th. Whether there will be one on August 31st and/or September 14th depends mostly on (the nonoccurrence of) events.\\
+\\
+//In Worldwide News://\\
+**Shako-Plot Foiled**, page 30\\
+\\
+//In Regional News://\\
+**Village Resurrected**, page 41\\
+\\
+//In Local News://\\
+**Hotel Opening**, page 45\\
+\\
+**__Worldwide News__**\\
+\\
+**Southern Growth**\\
+(jf) East of Joodfontein and Weitenbosch, Moderator P_P_A has founded two new settlements. While the building style is related to that of the nearby villages, the new settlements have a more modern look about them. They are being built with rarer materials such as stained clay, its various colors affording the houses a more lively, individual appearance.\\
+The northern village has been given the name //Drellingen//, referring to the planned use of field workers in the future. A small and comfortable Baroque church overlooks the village square, and a fence ensures the residents' safety.\\
+A little ways farther south, another small village in the same style was founded and, after elaborate consideration, named //Volweiler// by Moderator P_P_A. Both villages have been connected to Weitenbosch by country roads.\\
+\\
+**Aresean Nation**\\
+(at) On August 15th, former Duke Tomoko announced that he was "handing over power to P_P_A and the Caeruleans" regarding the government of Royaume de Kriegstein. Moderator P_P_A is listed as Secretary General as of August 16th.\\
+Tomoko decided to revive the Sea of Ares area and has started the construction of Aresianapolis, which will be the capital of the newly founded nation //Aresean Technocratic Republic//. Leadership will once again fall to Supreme Technocrat Tomoko.\\
+\\
+**Peaceful Kriegstein**\\
+(ks/er) Under the new government, Royaume de Kriegstein and the Republic of Ender signed the //[[treaties:treaty_of_castile | Treaty of Castile]]//, wherein Kriegstein is declared independent and an economic/military alliance is established.\\
+\\
+**Wyventon Statue**\\
+(wl) Following the current trend for posturing, the newest addition to Wyventon, capital of the Kingdom of Winterlyn, was a great statue on an eastern plateau during the last week. Signs declared it to depict 'The late Sauerei on his heavenly throne', guarding the entrance to a storage area. During a quest for others' opinion, King Niller was informed that the person was hard to distinguish from the throne due to similar coloring. He decided to rebuild the statue and proceeded to deconstruct the original. Its place took a standing sculpture holding a flag. A sign on the socket proclaims, 'The Late Sauerei leading the battle against endarian, oppressive rule.'\\
+\\
+**Kriegstein Subway**\\
+(ks) From the recently finished Subway Station in Nouvelle Reims, various lines are planned to be established. The single already working one leads to Lichmond and Hinoarashington; others shall connect Kriegstein duchies with each other and surrounding territories. However, with the recent redistribution of authority, it is now unclear whether work on those subway tracks will continue and, if so, at which time frame they are to become operational.\\
+\\
+**Reoccurring Spawn Haunting**\\
+(ns) The Zombie child ghost that had been driven out of the erotic shop at the New Spawn Marketplace appeared again on August 9th. The apparition could be captured with special cameras on photographs, one of which can be viewed at [[https://imgur.com/a/NKMgW#50]]. The ghost boy found interest in the storage area next to the mall entrance and may actually have raided some of the compartments, as he is now wearing a full set of leather armor, partly even enchanted.\\
+His new choice of refuge seems to have scared off the meek trader who had set up shop in a corner of the facility, as the fisherman has since vacated the building. It is uncertain whether further exorcisms will be tried.\\
+\\
+**Cleaning Tomoko**\\
+(ns) After repeatedly bemoaning the "shitty spawn", as well as hearing simimal complaints from many residents, mall manager Tomoko took it upon himself to try and clean up his area of business. He stated he wanted to make it "look c&a, [...] cute and adorable, like small city."\\
+With donations from Chief Tsaryu of the Commons of Valensiya, he funded, designed and executed street repairs, replacing the brick road leading to his establishment with an asphalt one.\\
+The mall itself was afforded a new, more attractive front, with a changed entrance to the storage facility now inside, signs around the area were updated and superfluous chests were relocated with the help of moderators.\\
+The new road garnered an ambivalent reception, especially as it covers only a very small area and seems inconsistent with the rest of New Spawn. However, the immediate area of business from the arrival point to the mall is undeniably cleaner, clearer and overall more attractive. Pictures are available at [[https://imgur.com/a/NKMgW#51]]. The banner adorning God Alphabernd's office was designed by Kaiser Austrobernd of the Mandatory of New Badfacia.\\
+\\
+**Enderian Breakdance**\\
+(er) A curious attraction has been discovered during a chance trip to Hinoarashington D.C. by one of our reporters. While sightseeing, he was lured my music to a square corner where a particularly lively villager was dancing on his head. The artiste named Grumm cheerfully turned toward his audience and jumped up some inches all without using his hands. He declined disclosing where he learned such skills but allowed a photo, at [[https://imgur.com/a/NKMgW#52]].\\
+\\
+**New Spawn Cinema**\\
+(ns) After Speaker BearMonger of the Republic of Ender determined that the addition to the Marketplace was too small to house his planned emporium, mall manager Tomoko mentioned plans to establish a cinema in the annex instead.\\
+After some consideration, Jinxauthor_Mel of the Midgard Municipality decided to take up Tomoko on the offer to build said cinema. To date, the main theater has been finished and is already operational. Pictures can be seen at [[https://imgur.com/a/NKMgW#53]].\\
+Currently, it features the 3D movie 'First Pigmen Heroes', and in concurrence with the movie it is based on, the actors tend to jump out of the screen. As this is a new kind of experience for the audience, and since the surrounding halls are still under construction, entry to the theater is at present free for a trial period. Viewer opinions and suggestions are welcome; please place them at the inside back wall of the theater if you choose to comment.\\
+\\
+**Shako-Plot Foiled**\\
+(ab/er) In a daring move, King Shakomatic of the Apostolic Kingdom of Breshik declared himself a 'loyal ender citizen' on August 11th in order to run as candidate during the Republic of Ender's presidential election set for October 8th. When questioned whether any foreigner is just allowed to decide this, President Hinoarashi of the Republic of Ender declared, "No. But I accept his citizenship." He explained that, since Ender doesn't have dual citizenship, "If he sacrifices Breshikan citizenship, that means Breshik doesn't have a leader. And its citizenship falls below three or five," thereby dissolving Breshik's nation status or possibly even a city-state one, which would in turn mean a restriction on territory King Shakomatic may claim - and likely eliminate President Hinoarashi's most persistently resurfacing headache.\\
+Despite the logical explanation, the President's decision met scathing opposition from Speaker BearMonger who will also run for President and used the opportunity to disparage the current leader, stating his conviction that, "[Shakomatic] is just plotting against us like some filthy Muslim."\\
+In the end, both candidates were proven correct in their interpretation of the situation, since King Shakomatic "did not rescind Breshikan citizenship and is now ineligible," as declared by the President - who will have to keep dealing with this headache, especially if he wins the coming election.\\
+\\
+**Friendly Respect**\\
+(ca/at) Mostly motivated by boredom, as stated by the perpetrator himself, Supreme Technocrat Tomoko of the Aresean Technocratic Republic extended his "cleaning" to the farther reaches of the New Spawn area on August 14th.\\
+Because he considered it "shitty", he tore down the small automated mushroom farm Superintendent Tablecat of Calis had constructed there, referring to a month-old agreement that had since been retracted. The action met with fury on the part of the owner, mostly due to the disrespect shown towards a friend.\\
+The structure was recovered later that day by Moderator June, and while S.T. Tomoko refused to apologize for "removing shit", he did reimburse Superintendent Tablecat with a stack of redstone later on.\\
+Two days after the incident, relations between both residents seemed repaired when in a deal Superintendent Tablecat agreed to build a huge slab-roof in a very short time in Aresianapolis for generous payment from S.T. Tomoko.\\
+\\
+**Fallen Nation**\\
+(ua) With the saddened comment, "Time to end the farce," Prime Minister Salah of Umm Al Asufli officially rescinded nation status due to the emigration of most citizens. The settlement is now independent, according to its page.\\
+\\
+**__Regional News__**\\
+\\
+**Village Resurrected**\\
+(ov) On August 11th, Supreme Technocrat Tomoko of the Aresean Technocratic Republic undertook a journey to the Northeastern Sea and a small village even farther east. The place is the settlement of Resident Opti, who asked that Tomoko check whether his Yev residents were still alive and unharmed. S.T. Tomoko found them ailing and undead instead and ventured out to cure and save them. As of August 12th, Opti Village (temporal designation) has regained four inhabitants. As they are still in convalescence, they are being deterred from venturing outside their homes for the time being.\\
+\\
+**Academy And Library**\\
+(sf) Duke Speermen of Skellie Farm finished the outer construction of the academy building in Skellsborough and also established the adjoined library. The latter one has been furnished perfunctory.\\
+\\
+**__Local News__**\\
+\\
+**Hotel Opening**\\
+(mm) According to schedule, Midgard's Seainn Hotel was finished at the end of last week. It hosts fourteen rooms and offers a restaurant, pool with sundeck and entertaining roof maze for its guests.\\
+\\
+**__Late Non-News__**\\
+\\
+**Free City of Aresia**\\
+(fa) Formerly known as the Duchy of Aresia, the area had been designated as Free City on July 31st. The small town within its protective walls has been growing in leaps and bounds, sporting embassies, residences and stores, all of them grandly overshadowing the early rise of its Breshikan Quarter.\\
+President Hinoarashi from the republic of Ender designed and constructed the //Constituent Lodge of the Eastern [Star] Aspergian Rite// in the beginning of July. Around the same time, Resident Alex_Lopatin created a Slavian Embassy, and then-Duke Tomoko built a //Lovemaking Hut// with the help of Resident Berezov. More recently, Speaker BearMonger established a store in Aresia as well.\\
+The Free City of Aresia also features a smithy, a statue of Duke Tomoko and buildings of various other residents. Its newest project is a subway station for which construction has started close to the town's northern wall during the first week of August.\\
+\\
+\\
+\\
+===== MARNIE 24.08.15 =====
+**Midgard's Alpha Realm News**\\
+//International Edition//\\
+August 24th, 2015\\
+\\
+//**Important Note!**//\\
+Due to a two-week company vacation, there will not be a MARNIE issue on September 7th. Whether there will be one on September 14th depends mostly on (the nonoccurrence of) events.\\
+\\
+//In Worldwide News://\\
+\\
+**Ambitions of Dobrograd**, page 9\\
+\\
+**Continents Named**, page 19\\
+\\
+**New Spawn IMAX**, page 43\\
+\\
+**__Worldwide News__**\\
+\\
+**Griefing Friend**\\
+(ab/ns) As a Breshikan correspondent reported, on Sunday 16th a griefer named DRZSOMB struck Nova Bydlograd, the capital of the Apostolic Kingdom of Breshik. He attacked Resident Zsombipancake, "griefed his house and killed all horses in the town, also he destroyed all windows in his path."\\
+Kaiser Austrobernd of the Mandatory of Badfacia came to support Resident Zsombipancake in a retaliation attempt while calling on Moderator Rosenmann for assistance. The griefer refused to talk to the Moderator and was detained for a day. The Breshikans were given sixteen spawn eggs as reparations, in order to restore their equine population.\\
+When asked for a statement at a later point, Resident Zsombipancake revealed that he knew the attacker from outside Alpha's Realm and had considered him a friend before.\\
+On that occasion, Chief Tsaryu of the Commons of Valensiya and Duke Nekronys of the Duchy of Dobrograd (Kriegstein) informed that Griefer DRZSOMB had returned later, destroying further places such as the New Spawn Marketplace and Akarinka's Rail. The damage could be repaired by a moderator, and the criminal received a lifelong prison sentence.\\
+\\
+**Ambitions of Dobrograd**\\
+(dg) On August 21st, Duke Nekronys of the Duchy of Dobrograd overheard a conversation concerning the recently built royal road connecting the duchies of Royaume de Kriegstein. He criticized the design and suggested a wider road with sidewalks, as an example of how it "can be done better".\\
+As a member of the nation, Duke Nekronys accepted a challenge to improve the road along its entire length using the resources of his duchy. However, he postponed the realization of the project until "after my town square."\\
+Regarding said square, Duke Nekronys published a design that can be viewed at [[https://imgur.com/a/RkDRm]], asking for "a little help here, some good ideas on this thing. [...] On the sides of the logo will be two statues, horo on the left side and some other on the right. The stairs in front of the square is the place where the town hall is supposed to be." The logo 'DC' stands for Dobrochan, the origin of the duchy's residents.\\
+\\
+**New Watertown**\\
+(ab) From Grand Bydlo Station in Nova Bydlograd, a second line has been finished leading to Balzsam's Farm and New Watertown through the swamp, affording an interesting view from both inside and out.\\
+Developing the swamp area is a collaborative project of the Residents Zsombipancake, Balzsam and JStalker with a little assistance of Kaiser Austrobernd of the Mandatory of Badface. A Hungarian flag proudly guards the entrance to New Watertown, which is built on pillars and stilts just slightly above the water's surface. With a balanced combination of wood and glass, the buildings give a modern yet homey impression, and most of the already finished ones have been furnished and given a purpose.\\
+\\
+**Chest-Spam at Ender Farm**\\
+(te) In the dual quartz Endermen Farm in the End that was built by Resident Anon1234, Moderator Chuck_Fiinley and Resident WTCRsayready have recently placed several private chests along its edges. While all but one are not actually in the way, they do ruin the clean and symmetrical design of the building, so a complaint was addressed at the first Moderator who showed up.\\
+Moderator Bikki took a look at the chests and found "tons of stuff in them" and did not wish to relocate them since "it's some work." He suggested asking the placers to remove their chests themselves.\\
+Moderator Bikky deemed the XP-Farm "slow" and offered to build a faster one himself. That, apparently, does not count as "some work".\\
+\\
+**Continents Named**\\
+(ar) Tentative suggestions for naming the three major landmasses of Alpha's Realm seem to have been accepted by veteran residents.\\
+The main continent which houses both Old and New Spawn has been termed //[[https://map.dev-urandom.eu/#/840/64/1412/-7/0/0 | Ur/Origin]]//. If just one of those designations has to be chosen, our editors lean toward 'Ur' but encourage opinions and comments of the residents who actually started out from Old Spawn.\\
+Due to its most prevalent feature on the map, the new eastern continent has been named //[[https://map.dev-urandom.eu/#/5760/64/1650/-6/0/0 | Snowbelt]]//, and for equally map-related reasons the southern one is called //[[https://map.dev-urandom.eu/#/1560/64/6751/-6/0/0 | Southrim]]// for now.\\
+The wish of actual residents of the //[[https://map.dev-urandom.eu/#/4470/64/-39/-5/0/0 | Northeastern Sea]]// to call the body of water they live in exactly that has been vetoed by the King of Breshik who prefers to have areas named after him that he has so little interest in that he would even spell his self-chosen designation wrong.\\
+Nevertheless and despite official entries in the Autism Almanac, due to general acceptance among our esteemed readers and because it better describes the actual location in Alpha's Realm, our journalists will continue to call the ocean that is our home the //Northeastern Sea//.\\
+\\
+**Independent Orcaella**\\
+(oc) On August 19th, the former Duchy Orcaella declared independence from Royaume de Kriegstein and assumed settlement status instead. Its leader Carluga, no longer a duke, has not yet decided on a form of government for his now independent settlement but created a page in the Autism Almanac where future progress will be documented. The official map of duchies on the page of Royaume de Kriegstein has been updated to reflect this change.\\
+\\
+**House-Tree Home**\\
+(ns) New Resident OhmKitten, who was guided by Resident OrdealEarl to a remote and well-hidden location south of the Slavia Confederation and not too far from New Spawn, has started to build a home base during the past two weeks.\\
+Lacking the jungle tree seeds he required to realize his planned project, he undertook the long and hazardous journey through Nether and deserts toward the lone western Jungle of Alpha's Realm, where he successfully gathered the needed plants.\\
+Back home, he decided to have a giant jungle tree grow inside his basic home and build the extensions he had in mind around the huge trunk. The construction blends in well with the surrounding forest and grants Resident OhmKitten the desired privacy.\\
+\\
+**Tradition Battles**\\
+(lc/ab) June 20th saw the first 'battle' over a tradition in Alpha's Realm, the details of which can be read on the page [[battles:the_theft_of_power_hours | https://dev-urandom.eu/battles:the_theft_of_power_hours]] in the Autism Almanac.\\
+The battle remained a verbal one and centered around the Condeurian tradition 'Power Hour', which King Shakomatic of the Apostolic Kingdom of Breshik was accused of trying to steal. Once the King retracted his claim, the battle was concluded peacefully.\\
+\\
+**Chicken Islands Repopulated**\\
+(sc) The well-known floating Chicken Islands of the Slavia Confederation is finally seeing some activity again. The structures, created in this year's Spring by Lord Nomgol and officially abandoned by him in early Summer, were recently discovered by Resident Dora who decided to settle there.\\
+The new owner not only cares for the chicken population, farms and houses, but took upon himself the addition of another island in the west where a small castle is already being built. The castle will likely be the Islands seat of government once it has been finished.\\
+\\
+**Regional History Museum**\\
+(ab) The newest endeavor of the Apostolic Kingdom of Breshik is a 'regional' history museum built by King Shakomatic. Some donations have already been made, one by Resident OrdealEarl (whose island Spȧrdör is nowhere near even the Commonwealth region, much less the Beshik one). Beneath the museum, an archive is to be established containing "all the treaties ever signed by the Commonwealth as well as all the books I can get my hands on," King Shakomatic stated.\\
+\\
+**Enderian Request for Materials**\\
+(er) Speaker BearMonger of the Republic of Ender has decided upon a place and design for his emporium and has been mining nether quartz at the end of last week. However, since the work is slow going, he has asked residents to either sell quartz to him or help him mine for a set rate of four diamonds per stack of quartz blocks. Residents who are interested to take him up on the offer can almost always talk to him by calling out his name.\\
+\\
+**Additional Offers in Admin Shop**\\
+(ns) The admin shop at New Spawn now offers various mob heads and, likely intended as a prank in reaction to various residents' requests, sells one hardened clay block for one block of clay.\\
+\\
+**Rise of Ares**\\
+(at) The capital of the Aresean Technocratic Republic, Aresianapolis, is being developed at a stunning pace. Only a week after the first floor 'roof' had been laid over the plus-shaped area, several buildings have been erected on top of it. Furthermore, in the center the ground has been dug out to bottom level and a plaza been created, around which skyscrapers are being built in a cooperation of Supreme Technocrat Tomoko, Kaiser Austrobernd of the Mandatory of New Badfacia and Resident Horseapples. Resident Nick4629 also contributed to the development of the area by creating a lush park leaning against the northwestern corners of the city.\\
+Beneath the surface, the Ganymede Command Center has also been fleshed out, particularly the quarters level. And in the span of two days, S.T. Tomoko constructed a (not yet named) space station in the upper levels of the atmosphere above the southern coast, observing and guarding the fledgling capital.\\
+\\
+**New Spawn IMAX**\\
+(ns) As of August 21st, the recently built cinema inside the annex of the Marketplace is fully operational. Four smaller halls show movies around the clock, and the main 3D theater is being visited by a regular audience.\\
+The entrance and walls sport posters and banners of movies that will be released at a later time, as can be seen on [[https://imgur.com/a/NKMgW#53]], and the ticket and snack vendors have set up shop. Their prices are rather steep and bringing your own sustenance is being frowned upon, so please do so only very secretly.\\
+For Soartex Club members only, special shows are offered, a snapshot of which can be viewed at [[https://imgur.com/a/NKMgW#54]].\\
+\\
+**Street Maps for Nova Bydlograd**\\
+(ab) In order to facilitate easier navigation in the capital of the Apostolic Kingdom of Breshik, Kaiser Austrobernd announced that he had placed secured street maps around Nova Bydlograd. The town covers a wide area with narrow streets and houses looking mostly the same wherever one turns, so a plan of the street layout will come as a great help indeed for casual visitors.\\
+Kaiser Austrobernd also broached the idea of writing a tourist guide about the town but acknowledged that this is best done by the builders themselves who at least know what their empty houses were meant to be used for.\\
+\\
+\\
+\\
+===== MARNIE 31.08.15 =====
+**Midgard's Alpha Realm News**\\
+//International Edition//\\
+August 31st, 2015\\
+\\
+//**Important Note!**//\\
+Due to a two-week company vacation, there will not be a MARNIE issue on September 7th. Whether there will be one on September 14th depends mostly on (the nonoccurrence of) events.\\
+\\
+//In Worldwide News://\\
+\\
+**BellTower Revived**, page 6\\
+\\
+**Statue Variations**, page 20\\
+\\
+**United Bookstore**, page 27\\
+\\
+**__Worldwide News__**\\
+\\
+**Space Station Named**\\
+(at) In the Aresean Technocratic Republic, the rapidly built space station has been named //Areios//. Supreme Technocrat Tomoko mentioned some plans to possibly change details about the structure later on, but for the moment the construction and expansion of the capital takes priority. Huge amounts of Andesite are being used and, therefore, bought in great quantities.\\
+\\
+**BellTower Revived**\\
+(bt) During the last week, Resident Paper revisited his old region BellTower, to find it occupied by the Eastern Commonwealth, freed by the Republic of Ender and annexed by Royaume de Kriegstein during his one year absence, yet thoroughly ignored by all of them.\\
+He stated his intention to develop the settlement into a nation and quickly gathered two friends in order to start with a city-state at least.\\
+On August 26th, he declared independence from Royaume de Kriegstein and consulted with President Hinoarashi of the Republic of Ender, and Moderator June, about how to make that official.\\
+He was advised that the annexation of his independent settlement had been illegal to begin with, therefore a treaty should not be necessary. "However, if you wanted to make things understood with [King Sidmarcus of Royaume de Kriegstein], you could have an agreement," the President suggested.\\
+Moderator July counseled to, "Create [the city-state] and discuss formalities later," since it was uncertain when the people in charge would be available again.\\
+Together with new Residents Izushi and NoLogicGamer, Resident Paper thus created the //[[nations:citystates:belltower_ita | Città-Stato democratica di BellTower]]((This nation was later merged into [[nations:mercymnius|Mercymnius]].))// under his leadership.\\
+On August 28th, President Hinoarashi notified Leader Paper that King Sidmarcus seemed adverse to BellTower's secession. According to witnesses, his statements seemed like "joking around" rather than an earnest threat, but the possibility that BellTower's secession //might// be answered with military action on Kriegstein's part spurred a lengthy discussion between former Secretary-General Tomoko and President Hinoarashi. When questioned, Leader Paper expanded on his history with and leaving of Kriegstein, reconfirming the conclusion that King Sidmarcus has no official claim on the BellTower territory. "If a guy leaves your nation and makes a settlement, you cannot choose to annex it," President Hinoarashi summarized and also warned, "If [a nation] is going to annex random people when they're not online, that is no better than rule by Shako."\\
+In the case of BellTower's secession, President Hinoarashi stated that the Republic of Ender has "no obligation to participate in this campaign. We're neutral. We will broker for them and attempt to influence Kriegstein not to act, but that's it."\\
+At the time this article was written, BellTower's status as city-state was not yet officially approved, and discussions were ongoing.\\
+\\
+**P_P_A Clan Change**\\
+(ks) Since Moderator P_P_A has been appointed the Secretary General of Royaume de Kriegstein, apparently he did not consider it appropriate to be part of Caerula any longer. As was informed by Moderator June, he joined the clan Royaume de Kriegstein to officially announce his affiliation.\\
+\\
+**Hidden Gem**\\
+(ns) On August 26th, Moderator June guided our MARNIE reporter into the deep chasms beneath New Spawn and pointed out the beautification Resident Berezov had undertaken in the first week of August.\\
+Access can be gained from one of the private reading rooms in the back of the Adult Book Store hidden behind the StarBat Café. A trickling stream bordered by lush flora present a relaxing atmosphere within the narrow chasm beneath the bustling trade center of Alpha's Realm.\\
+\\
+**Statue Variations**\\
+(ns) Moderator June decorated the two statues overlooking New Spawn with smiley masks on August 14th, later stating that he wanted to make "Spawn look more interesting". While the mask on the Shakomatic statue remained untouched the one on the Tomoko statue was soon removed. This incited Moderator June to try out further variations, this time by altering the actual head and hands of the figure. The pictures on [[https://imgur.com/a/NKMgW#56]] show the Shakomatic smiley as well as 'Niggermoko' and 'Cirnoko', as those two variations were termed by their designer.\\
+\\
+**Theft Retaliation**\\
+(ns) After discovering the theft of six double chests of Pumpkins from his pumpkin farm in Hinoarashington, committed by Kaiser Austrobernd of the Mandatory of Badfacia "a while ago", Speaker BearMonger of the Republic of Ender retaliated by detonating the Shakomatic statue on New Spawn on August 27th. Photos of the scene were taken by Kaiser Austrobernd and provided for public view on [[http://imgur.com/a/Fd5jy]].\\
+The damage was soon repaired by a moderator, and Kaiser Austrobernd paid for the fruit he had taken with emeralds. "As far as the statue, I just felt like blowing it up. Again. It's fast becoming tradition," Speaker BearMonger stated when asked about his over- reaction. He also later declared that, "I'll blow up the statue as often as needed," not specifying what need would be addressed with that action.\\
+\\
+**United Bookstore**\\
+(ns) During the past week, after circuitry for the IMAX lighting system were installed and walled off, the space left beneath the movie theater was renovated also. After sitting empty for some days, a proposition to use it as a bookstore was made, and counters were added to serve that purpose. As an example of how the vending stalls should work, Midgard vendor Bert Bookseller set up shop in a back corner.\\
+The entry to the bookstore is on the lower level of the New Spawn Marketplace, straight ahead after descending the stairs and behind the MolteVolte shop. The UBS is meant to be a central bookstore where any authors may sell the **Written Books** (only!) they wish to distribute.\\
+\\
+**Pumpkin Clutter**\\
+(ns) In an act of mindless obstruction, possibly under some drug's influence, King Shakomatic of the Apostolic Kingdom of Breshik scattered random pumpkins on Putin Bridge on August 27th, severely hampering movement.\\
+He also placed some directly on the spawn point, but those were quickly removed by mall manager Tomoko as they hurt residents teleporting in. King Shakomatic did not comment on any questions about this act of griefing, further suggesting he may not be all that aware himself about why he did it in the first place. Due to his temporally diminished mental capacity, he did not receive any punishment for either vandalism or reckless endangerment.\\
+\\
+**Quartz Runs**\\
+(ns/er) After various offers by Speaker BearMonger of the Republic of Ender to pay diamonds for quartz blocks or assistance in mining nether quartz were disregarded by most residents, President Hinoarashi counseled him to open a booth at New Spawn in order to buy quartz blocks in "piece meal".\\
+Speaker BearMonger took the suggestion quite literally and placed a vendor right in front of the spawn point, in the middle of the road, desperate huckster style. The opportunity was used by Resident Featy, promoting better the prices at his own shop, supported by Chief Tsaryu of the Commons of Valensiya.\\
+The adjusted sign requesting to not spam Spawn with chests and merchants went just as ignored as Speaker BearMonger's initial offers.\\
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+**Danikan Museum**\\
+(ab) In the Apostolic Kingdom of Breshik's capital Nova Bydlograd, the museum building has been finished, dominating the newest quarter in the south of the town. The //Danikan Museum of Commonwealth History// has received many donations and already opened some exhibition chambers. Particularly noteworthy is its extensive collection of flags, and the exhibition about the war for Siverny is currently being arranged.\\
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+**__Regional News__**\\
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+**Area Renamed**\\
+(pg) The area formerly known as the 'Yev Sanctuary', discovered and developed by Resident Santikaye, has been renamed to //Phiagrica// some time ago, and been properly connected to New Spawn via Nether Rail #6. The automated sugarcane farm has been finished, and the construction on a huge round elevated farm, partly automated as well, has also been finalized, distinguishing the area next to the as yet incomplete huge tree that Resident Santikaye is currently working on. As to the choice of name, he explained that it's "supposed to be about growing plants."\\
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+**//Apology//**\\
+MARNIE's staff and editor apologizes to esteemed readers for rushing the issue prior to our vacation, resulting in a damaged rush-job.\\
+Those who already purchased it will receive this proper edition, and all others may buy the belated issue at reduced price.\\
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+**This issue ends the August 2015 page of the MARNIE Archives. The next issue will be posted on the [[books:ma_15_09 | September 2015]] page.**