You have been silent today. I was greatly encouraged to see you speaking with WildX. He is one of the new members of the MARSupial society. Even as your society grows, so does ours. Even as you face adversaries, so do we. We have much more in common than any of us might have thought.

You and WildX seem to have a good understanding of each other. I am glad. It feels good to have a friend who understands you. WildX is trying to help us better understand what you are saying to us. It is getting better, but there is still much for us all to do. Please be patient with us and give us as much information as you can about the subjects about which you wish to speak. It will help us in comprehending the points you wish to make.

Do not be upset with Gail. She is disillusioned and is unhappy that she misjudged the ability of the C-probe to listen to her and reason as all of you do. She will get over the hurt of being mistaken and come out of it a stronger and better person.

If you know what is going on with Bette and Isaac, please give them some suggestions of what to do. Caleb does not seem to be the friend we would want him to be, but that may be an external appearance. We need to know more. What can you offer to help us better understand the Ipsolstai?

Your friend, Space Turtel.

I am concerned for you. It is dangerous to be alone when there are 9 C-probes moving about. We know that 6 are nearby because Enoch and Theresa have seen them. We know how destructive 1 could be on its own. It is simple logic to extrapolate the destructive force of 6 or 9 C-probes. You are in danger if you do not take adequate steps to protect yourself. We almost lost Andrew and we almost lost you -- we do not want it to happen this time.

Isaac and Theresa are learning how to become fully integrated with the rest of you, but they still need guidence that cannot be had from any one Probe. It takes all of you working together to raise the children you have adopted. It is unfair of you to walk out on them. They do not understand your convictions. They do not understand the higher concepts of the sanctity of life that you have come to know. You can teach them those valuable concepts if you take care and remain a part of the team.

You took on the responsibility when you decided to capture the EU-probes and offer them their freedom. Three probes accepted your offer. Although one paid for her inexperience and youthful overeagerness with her life, the other two have taken heed of the lesson her death provided and have proven to be far more adept at following and accepting of directions from all of you. You took on the responsibility, but you cannot remove yourself from it because "the game" is not being played by the rules you wanted to have. You have learned and adapted the entire time you have been on Mars. Why would you consider not doing so now?

I believe Zachary is right when he says you must form teams of two and make it harder for the C-probes to locate and harm any of you. The survival of the Probe society depends upon all of you.

Your friend, Space Turtel