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hundred centuries. Which is more accurate — a carefully documented history
such as mine, or an accumulation of myths and folktales?

I, Naam the Elder, must write honestly, even if it invites the wrath of my superiors.
Read this history carefully, as I begin with Rendik Tolu-Far's Manifesto of
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Protest, a document that was confiscated by the Jipol:

"We are weary of fighting — weary unto death! Billions upon billions have
already been slaughtered in this crusade against the thinking machines. The
casualties include not only uniformed soldiers of the Jihad and their hired
mercenaries, but also innocent colonists and human slaves on the Synchronized
Worlds. No one bothers to count the number of enemy machines that have been
destroyed."

'The computer evermind Omnius has dominated many planets for over a
millennium, but it was twenty-four years ago that the murder of Priestess Serena
Butler's innocent child triggered an all-out human revolt. She used this tragedy to
incite a fervor in the League of Nobles, precipitating the Armada's full-scale
attack and the atomic destruction of Earth.

'Yes, this was a blow to Omnius, but it killed every last human living on that

planet and left the birthplace of humanity a radioactive ruin, uninhabitable for
centuries to come. What a horrendous cost! — and that was not a victory, not an
end, but only the opening act in this long struggle.

"For more than two decades, Serena's holy war has raged against the thinking
machines. Our strikes against Synchronized Worlds ax countered by robotic
incursions against League colonies. Again and again."

"Priestess Serena appears to be a devout woman, and I would like to believe in
her purity and sanctity. She has spent years in the study of available writings and
doctrines from ancient human philosophers. No other person has spent so much
time talking with Kwyna, the Cogitor in residence at the City of Introspection.
Serena's passion is evident and her beliefs beyond reproach, but is she aware of
all of the things that are done in her name?"

"Serena Butler is little more than a figurehead, while Iblis Ginjo is her political
proxy. He styles himself the 'Grand Patriarch of the Jihad' and leads the Jihad
Council, an emergency governing body that rules outside the boundaries of the
League Parliament. And we allow this to happen!"


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