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<strong>ATTN ALL CITIZENS: OFFICIAL NOTICE OF VANGUARD LOTTERY</strong>

Posted by the office of Wagon Master Stanislaus Litvin

Preamble:

We are currently entering the third and final phase of deceleration. Per Mission Plan doctrine, it's time to populate the available one thousand passenger berths on the Vanguard.

A berth spot is both a high honor and a great burden. You will be the first explorers to enter the heliosphere of our new home, and likely the first humans ever to plant the proverbial flag on the surface of another world.

However, it will also be your duty to pave the way for those of us left behind on Rodina. You will have only seven to eight years in which to scout the system, identify possible settlement sites, and begin building the initial structure of what will become our new civilization.

I can't stress this enough: the Vanguard is not a thing to be taken lightly. If you fail, our new civilization may wither before it can plant roots. If you waver in your commitment, hundreds of thousands of souls will wake from their slumber to find barren rock instead of breathable atmosphere. Millions more will never achieve their ancestors' dream of getting off this ship.

And not to put too fine a point on it: if there is death to be found here, the Vanguard will find it first.

In exchange, you receive nothing except a front row seat to history.

Lottery Rules:

As our Mission Plan directs, each passenger on Rodina above the age of eighteen will receive one chit equaling one chance at winning a berth in blind lottery selection. This is the methodology authorized by our forefathers, the framers of the Mission Plan. Attempts to disrupt or undermine the lottery will be met with force. Anarcho-capitalist enclave in Bay 12, <em>I'm looking in your direction</em>.

 Chits may be sold or traded prior to noon on the date of the lottery drawing. However, <em>winning chits cannot be transferred in any manner after the drawing.</em>
 Any adult who is selected may opt to bring one<em>and only one</em>child under the age of fifteen.
 You may not bring spouses, significant others, family members, cousins, lovers, or frenemies with you unless they also possess a winning chit.
 You may opt out of a lottery win up to two months before Vanguard launch. Once the two month window is past, you must board and travel with the Vanguard. Force will be used if necessary.
 If you possess more than one chit, you may enter all chits into the lottery, increasing your odds of winning.
 The forty-five crew positions on the Vanguard are vetted through a separate process. Crew members staffed on the Vanguard will <em>not</em> receive chits and cannot participate in this lottery

Recommendations and Protips:

 If you can't fulfill the mission, don't put your chit in.
 If you can't live without your significant others, don't put your chit in.
 Review the Terranova catalog for terraforming supplies prior to entering. You must purchase and bring your own supplies.
 Bring all personal effects with you on the Vanguard. You are limited to twenty-five kilograms.
 Pack warm clothes.

For our future,
WM Litvin
