A Quiet Uprising ~ [AP] includes all Plot walkthroughs,atm,afaik

[TTD]

Having explored a little in X3 AP I realize that Twisted Skies is no longer my sector.
Twisted Skies has been taken by the Split Clan Family Zyarth !

So my previous story ideas have had to be adjusted and time bridged yet again.

This time the key player will be a former Goner,who broke ranks and decided to explore and trade.

While he was doing this,unknown to him,in a region far away,political history was in the making...

Now follows the last posting in the previous story...

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Ronny Feisty,Head of State for a new bi-planetary system,back by a group of ancients ,the Fokari ,had a peaceful relationship with the Family Zyarth, a Split clan in the outer reaches of the universe.

He grew old,as most humans did,and eventually opened the position for a successor.
Much rivalry and electioneering took place over the coming months.
Then things started to happen in the known Universe.

New sectors were discovered,rich in minerals and energy.
Some gates shut down mysteriously,including The Hub.
One such gate cut of the Split family Zyarth from the rest of the universe ,bar the Folkari's sector and the sector south of there.

Whether the Xenon decided to take advantage of this,or if it was just coincidence we don't know,but the Xenon all but took Zyarth's Dominion and a further stand against the Xenon took place in the sector between Twisted Skies and Zyarth's Dominion.
Ronny's fledgling navy joined forces with the Split to give a great blow at the xenon invaders.
Ronny lost most of what little he had, but the battle was won...for now.

Isolated from the commonwealth,unless you wanted to risk flying through Xenon territory there would be no more support from outside.
The Fokari had decommissioned most of their fleet and preferred an almost hermit like existence on the ringed planet.

Family Zyarth still had a strong navy ,in comparison to Ronny's depleted rag-tag.
Zyarth needed resources to recoup their losses.Such resources were plenty in Twisted Skies.

Severe illness and old age,combined with the stress of the xenon invasions ,took a toll on Ronny,and he succumbed to the eternal sleep.
There was a massive state funeral.attended by both Split and Fokari.

Twisted Skies was now weak and vulnerable ,both politically and militarily.

One morning,the whole of Zarth's military fleet passed in through the south gate.
The governance of Twisted Skies was given a choice....
Give all space beyond the atmospheres of the planets to Family Zyarth or suffer the consequences !

What choice did they have ?
Any ships capable of space to atmosphere conversions were modified and all space personnel were transported to the planets.
All political activities were to continue planet-side,while Zyarth ruled space.

This is the state of play as a new era begins.
Twisted Skies needs a hero...

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So far I am only using Cycrow's cheat package.
Allowing myself little luxuries,but deducting value from account as soon as possible.

Improved EQ Dock ~ allows up to 12 capitals to dock
This makes it a suitable player shipyard
link ,see script by cattafett 10 posts down,+ further comments from him further down.
http://forum.egosoft.com/viewtopic.php ... 30#3685330
The link just above his code list is no longer usable.

Apricotslice's adapted "All Plots Complete~by Dilpickle"

Apricot Mapping Service for AP (Beta version for now)

Complex Cleaner for AP

Any suggestions for other s/m that work with AP are welcome.

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Main Characters
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Sakuriko Kalvin ~ Main Character / former Goner
Gives up his position as test-pilot for the Goners, and finds himself in unexpected company

Angelique Motabi ~ First Trading Officer.
A mysterious woman who "rescues" Sakuriko .
She has a past that links back to Norman Feisty...but who is she?

The Fokari Leader ~ Angelique's mentor
The Fokari are an ancient race, a group of "Ancients" who did not transcend to the collective.
The Sohnen are such race,and possibly related,but such history is hidden.

2nd Fokari is messenger to Sakuriko Kalvin.
Gives guided instructions and assistance when needed.

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(reserved)

Main Plot - check
PHQ Plot - check
Hub Plot - page 3

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Sakuriko Kalvin was tired of his duties as a Goner.
After all was said and done,the planet Earth had proved to be real and not just some fabled planet of childhood mythology.

He had no plans to mediate between the Commonwealth and the Terrans in this,what he considered,needless war.
Sure he was willing to help other beings,as much as any other one would,but he drew the line at aggression.

So of he went in his Goner Ranger,exploring and trading.

Ships records were brief.
He had heard about the various factions and known life forms in the universe,but had met very few.

But the records showed that he he had traveled through to Argon,Terran and Aldrin sectors before being lost on tracking devices s he entered a Xenon core.
During this time he had traded up to a Terran TS vessel,a Baldric.
A short time later he reappeared and bought a Valkyrie.

"This is a bit quicker and safer ", he thought to himself."might get through to that south gate before my shields blow this time."

True to his thoughts,he reach the safety of an unknown sector.
Having gone through the Xenon sector,he was now able to remote jump his Baldric ,in safety, to this sector.

...one problem...no gates out except to the North,where his very life was at stake.
The choice was to go back to where he was known and safe,or to continue his adventure.
Not being one to admit defeat,he risked heading North and North again.

This was to find him yet again in hostile sectors owned by the Xenon.
The attacks were relentless.
More than once,when he was about to exit a sector,there was an explosion , and he found his ship heading of in the wrong direction once it ad stabilized...
Eventually he headed to a south Gate and made it through with very little hull integrity and 5% shields .
Fortunately this time he was back in the commonwealth. . .
A sector called Grand Exchange.
After repairing his ship he located his Baldric and had it jump to a station there.
He was almost a nervous wreck,having seen his life flash before his eyes so many times.
It was time to rest while his Baldric traded a bit and mapped the sector while doing so.

Julian's Cafe was a now well established franchise throughout the commonwealth ,and was highly regarded as a good place for traders and explorers etc. to exchange news .

He booked a station cabin for the night and wandered off to Julian's for some refreshments and a little gleaning of information.

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Welcome readers,new and old.
I am approaching this as a bit of a noobbee since AP in a totally new game for me,even though it has much roots in TC.
What AP has to offer this story is very much an unknown to me.
So I hope we can explore this together.

Once again, any comments are welcome,especially if they help with the story.

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He awoke next morning refreshed.
As he was about to get out of bed,he heard noises of food preparation in his galley.
Puzzled,he quickly dressed himself as modestly as he could in such haste and walked cautiously to where the noises were coming from.
peering in he saw a lightly dressed ,slim,dark skinned young woman diligently cooking breakfast in a very ancient traditional way.

She turned and saw him.
Smiled,and said " Our ancestors sure new how to bring out the flavours in their food. One egg or two?"

"er...two...who the heck are you ? Why are you here?"

She smiled again.
"Don't you remember?"

He thought for a moment.
"...no.refresh me."

" I am your trading pilot, Angelique Motabi" ,she replied matter-of-factly.

"Go on..."

"You were making not so discreet inquiries into where you were ,where the gates lead to and what goods were worth trading with...."

"..and ?..."

"I came to your rescue.You made it quite difficult for me ,you know? How I managed to slip something into your coffee without you noticing I don't know.But I guess I showed you something to distract you enough." she winked.

"Rescue? Distraction ? What happened? And again ,why are you here?"

"You obviously have not been out on your own before. I saw and heard and I had to save you from yourself. Before you slept we agreed that I would deal with trading from now on.I will make you rich.All I ask in return is your eternal friendship. If more develops...well we can't control mother nature,can we?" she winked again.

Confused he headed to the wash room to freshen up and try to remember what happened .

He somehow knew that trade to the south was dangerous due to increased Pirate activities.East and south led to Boron sectors. Not much trade with them.West sent him back to where he had started.But north? Only scant information mixed with tales of Xenon battles.
Still if there are trade opportunities further north then maybe one more fast flight through Xenon territories might be worth risking his life again .

Over breakfast,Angelique confirmed that much of his memory.
He suggested " Stay here and trade a bit ,while I explore what's up there.Don't use your point to point JD.It has not been fully tested yet. I should have given back to the Goner Research Lab before I started this trip,but I thought it might be a good a test as it ever will get."

So after reporting to the Station officials and paying his credits etc ., he set off.

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Heading through the North gate he was still trying to remember the events of the night before, and how he came to have trading officer.
Was she reliable?
...He still held the purse-strings,so at worst he could loose his Baldric.

Arriving in the Xenon sector ,he immediately boosted his engines and headed for the next north gate.
Bypassed some Xenon that were too busy attacking other ships to notice him...he thought...

Reaching Zyarth's Dominion he immediately saw signs of hostile invasion.
The Split shipyard was dead.
Also only one of the remaining gates were operational.
He headed to the East gate.
Sector was clear.

He called Angelique and told her to use the prototype jumpdrive and reach him as soon as she could.

Moments later there was a flash in the distance.
Then three more flashes .

"Help me you idiot!" ,he heard her in the intercom. "Don't just sit there watching my shields go down !"

Full thrust he shot back to engage the three Xenon,while trying to come between them and the Baldric.
Only two EMPCs ,but careful dogfighting tactics proved beneficial.

As a Goner he had only learned how to strafe and role to avoid being spacedust.This was his first combat.

They both scraped through with minimal hull integrity and almost drifted to the east Gate.

Passing through,they saw a gate to the north,but did not notice anything in sector.Later they would learn otherwise.

So they stopped.Assessed damage and decided to limp on.He still had his EMPCs but he hoped he would not be forced to battle for some time.

Leaving the Darkness of what he later learned was Zyarth's Stand,they were struck by the beauty of a large blue planet, a ring planet in the distance, and several Split installation in between the two.

"Can't see any shipyards," he call to Angelique.

"Ok. Lets find something official looking, and dock there."

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Looking around they saw a Split Military Outpost and headed there.
Within moments of their intended destination being clear, they they were surrounded by Split Millitary Escorts.

" This is the Split Millitary Defence Corp.
Please hold your position.
Identify yourselves.
State reason for your visit."

came the abrupt commands of a Split official.

"Gee guys,thanks for the welcome ! Pity you weren't near us a while ago,we barely made it through." replied Sakuriko

"Enough of meaningless chatter.
Comply with requests."

"Sakuriko Kalvin, a former Goner turned explorer. My colleague is Angelique Motabi, my trading officer. We were attacked by Xenon and are seeking facilities for repairs and possible upgrades."

There was a long moment of silence...

"Very well.
Please dock at you apparent target.
Do not deviate from you course.
You will be escorted to quarters for further questions"

Not equipped to fight his way out and choose some other place ,they complied.

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...

"Escorted to quarters,indeed !" he moaned." This looks more like a prison cell!"

He had been there only 30 minutes,but felt more like an hour or more.
Finally the door opened and a uniformed Split demand he follow.
As he walked down the station corridor he saw his pilot being escorted away from where he seemed to be heading.
She managed a quick smile and nod,before being ushered out of sight.

The interview lasted for about 15 minutes while another official took notes at his console.
Finally he ,too,was lead out of the office ,down the same corridor that his pilot had been ushered down.and lead into a more comfortable looking room,where Angelique was waiting.

"Well?" she asked."what's happening?"

"I guess they will compare our stories on the events that lead us here.He did not sound too convinced when I said I hardly know you." he replied.

"Maybe that's why we're reunited...to see how well we know each other."
she suggested.

"...hmmm maybe.But how do I know that you had not planned this and even work for them?" he asked.

She fixed him a stare that warned him not to even think,let alone accuse her of such antics.

"Well you must admit that our first meeting and the following morning still leaves ME with a lot of questions."

" Questions that will be answered in due course,but rest assured,I do not like these
strawbags any more than you do. However we have to adjust to them and work with them,if we are to get out of here.So start thinking about how we are to achieve that before anything else is discussed."

[Nathancros]

interestiing,

my dear fellow you seem to have yourself a reader in me

Keep it up mate i like this

[TTD]

Thankyou. I have several fans of my work.
There are also many silent readers as evident from the stats for my previous parts of this story.
Hope you have read them.
If not,they start with the tutorial in my link.
Each story is based on actual game-play,so even the non-tutorials may yield little snippets of game play.

ie.
So far(in this one) I have revealed a single UK sector behind a Xenon Sector.
Maybe an ideal place to establish a "secret" base.

Sometimes there are other pieces of information that may just slip through almost un-noticed by regular players,but useful to new players.

One day I might sit down and fill the gaps between each story with new ones.
I have had a number of ideas,especially now that I have found the "Norman" save game again.But who knows?

[TTD]

....

Angelique was laying awake.Sakuriko was sleeping heavy,not far from her.
It had been a long day...

"Are you sure he's the one?" came the now familiar voice in her head.
After years of training and contact,Angelique knew who this was and how to communicate back without alarming anyone.

" I think so,Holy One.He's still rough around the edges,but a little training in this skill and some more practice in combat and diplomacy might be enough to push him forward."

"Best we leave this particular skill to one side for now,until he has committed himself.You understand the Fokari can't take any personal actions in this. We can only advise and instruct.?"

" We understand,Holy One."

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After breakfast space rations , they were escorted to the Station Commander.

He asked them to sit and then dismissed the guards.


He studied them carefully.

"We can't flaw anything you told us..." he started,"But I hope you understand our heightened security. You are the first visitors from beyond the broken gate since the event.And when that happened, we were at war with the Terrans.Thus our response upon seeing a Terran fighter escorting a Terran Freighter."

They both nodded in agreement.

" So we have decided to offer you a trade-off." The commander said.

"What kind of 'trade-off' ? ", Sakuriko asked.

"We will repair your ships, but you will help us shift our resources to our factories and generally assist in keeping the Xenon at bay. You have a ship for each of these purposes. You will be given leave to visit your distant cousins on the Planet below. The distant ringed planet has been out of bounds for decades. Our ships equipment/sensors do strange things if we try to get too near it.We do not want to lose any more of our depleted supply."


....

Sometime later they were heading planet-side.
Still more "red-tape" to cut.

" Just hope they don't examine the Experimental Jumpdrive to closely." Sakuriko sighed as he watched the planet getting closer.

"That's the least of our problems at the moment Sakuriko." Angelique replied. "We have work and credits,but we are not much more than paid slaves with a little more freedom than most."

"But we could just blend in with these planetary people and we are free!"

"Not at simple as that. We were tagged. They can find us whenever they wish."

Shocked,Sakuriko asked how?

Under interrogation , he was told. " But still,There are things which you do not understand.We have an assignment....More on that later." she said almost whispering and glancing at the door.

"Ok.Looks like we have no choice ,for now." ,he said a little loud ,winking .

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The following day,they found themselves outside the Chamber of Planetary Elders.
It was an interim government while they all got adjusted to losing Space dominance to the Split.
It had happened all too quick , so a new leader was not found,since Ronny was no more.
There were more pressing matters at hand which united all parties,so the CPE was formed.
All planet side group leaders were called to convene once per month or more often when circumstances required.
It just so happened that this was one of those occasions.


"Too many coincidences,since I met her," Sakuriko was thinking."She knows more about what is going on than I do....I employed her,or did she choose me as her employer? Who employs who now?"

She looked at him.knowing what he was thinking,and smiled. "All will be revealed soon ,Sakuriko." she assured him.

"Were my expressions that obvious?" he asked her.

"You don't hide much from me." she replied evasively.

"Now you sound as if we are married", he chuckled.

"You never know what the future holds....Look someone is coming to us."
She knew who this was. A tall almost human looking gentleman.

"Is he ready yet?" came a voice in her mind,as the gentleman was greeting Sakuriko.
"He needs answers.Explore his mind yourself and see how much or how little he needs" Angelique sent back, as she stood to greet him.

"Sakuriko, I am a leader from the ringed planet you saw when you scanned the sector.We have little control over the political or even military situations in this sector. We have lived in peace for many of your generations and try not to get involved ,except when necessary. I believe you have many questions about the where's/why's of your being here today.Although ,as I said, I do not have any influence over the Split in this sector, and thus not responsible for their treatment of you, I was partly responsible for you being here today. I left the details to Angelique ,as to who and when."

"ok. but that does not explain why! Does it? " he replied ,a little irritated.

" Come.We will go the Chamber and more will be revealed." suggested Angelique,with her disarming smile.

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They entered the CPE Hall.
Seating was arranged in semicircular fashion , such that all could the appointed chair person for that session. They took that position on a rota basis,each member chairing for one session , unless the subject at hand ran longer.Then the same person would see it through.

The Fokari lead them to there seats.
All eyes were set upon them,but facial expressions were for the most part indecipherable.

"Welcome , as our special guest ,Sakuriko." announced the chairperson.
A warm murmur of approval echoed around the hall.

"You have been carefully selected for a special task,young adventurer. It has taken some time and a few false hopes to find someone as suitable and talented as you." he continued.

Sakuriko said thankyou and was about to start asking what tasks, but he heard Angelique say "not yet ! "
Or at least he thought he had heard,but her face seemed to deny that she had spoken.

The Chairperson said, " You have become very aware of our situation here.The Split have taken over our sector and our allies have more important war matters on their hands ,than to interfere in a dispute on the edge of the known universe.We therefore request that with our help and your inherent skills,you may find a way to repel the Split from this sector.
Your Split tags will present a small problem,but our medical/electronics team are working on it as we speak.
We note you have found a new sector beyond the Xenon sectors.That would prove a useful place to start.
For now you need to continue to trade with the Split to improve your credit balance.Then , when we have the results from the medics , we will contact you again."

They remained at council , discussing the general plans and ideas as to how Sakuriko would achieve this important task , for many hours ,before they finally left .
The three of them went to the Fokari's apartment where further discussion continued.

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They relaxed in a lounge.
Food etc was brought to them.
It had been a long meeting at the Chamber.

"Well,my friend," the Fokari leaned back in his seat." There are still some things which you need to know.
Firstly.the Fokari race as a whole,have a means of non-verbal communication which takes other races many years to adapt to.
And even then they may still need continued training.
Along with that,of course,we need to know what the other persons thoughts are,in order to get a reply.
This has been most useful in negotiations with various VIPs etc. and your young colleague here has had much training.
That is how she knows so much about you.
You even experience a little show of her powers today,both reassuring you and preventing you from speaking out of turn."

Sakuriko listened and it all registered with him.He knew he could hide little from either of them,but knew so little about them,at the same time.
However the meeting had revealed information about why he was here.
He could refuse to assist,but not getting away from spending the rest of his life as little more than a slave to the Split did not sit well with him.

Blackmail comes in many forms.Sometimes acceptable to the victim,especially if the outcome has good prospects.
He thought about it,painfully aware that his thoughts were monitored.

"Ok." he said."If I accept the request,how do I get out of this system of sectors without the Splits knowledge?"

Angelique smiled. "You are sweet.You have already accepted,but need assurances.There is a person who has been selected to double for you. He will receive your implant and feign severe illness for a few weeks.
The Split will accept you hit a virus that your body had not come across before,so you were hospitalized until cured. "

Sakuriko grinned at the subterfuge ."That takes care of that,but I still need to leave."

The Fokari said " We have examined your jumpdrive.It can be improved so that it will not leave a jump signature when you leave these sectors.But that cloak will only work once. Also we will give you a different ship,with your jumpdrive installed.So as to not alarm the Split of your movements when you are supposed to be ill."

"Tomorrow,"Angelique added,"You will be given your new ship and coordinates for initial jump ,along with your objectives.Word has come through from our contacts that if you can gain enough trust from the Argon,then special work will be afforded you and payments will be good and possibly beneficial to us all. Good luck."

They continued their discussions for some time ,before retiring to their own apartments.

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The following morning Sakuriko finished breakfast and stood up,intent on getting ready for the busy day ahead.

He only made it two steps from the table when he felt nauseous,giddy and his abdomen felt as if he had failed to catch a medicine-ball while training.
As he buckled to the floor the room seemed to spin as if he had been drinking space fuel,and he lost consciousness.

Later he awoke in hospital with a number of doctors and nurses around him.
As his vision improved ,he could see Angelique looking in through an observation window.

"Sorry." came her voice in her head,"but we had to make it look and sound as realistic as possible.You will be ok soon.Just relax.I will see you later."
She smiled and left.

Relax! She said. Sakuriko had little choice with all the sedatives cruising round his bloodstream.

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A day later,he was introduced to his double.This guy even sounded like him!

"While you were unconscious,the implant was transferred to me. I have been fully brief and seen enough video footage to pass off as you in even the most extreme situations" he said.

"Just look after that ship." Sakuriko replied.

....

"We have amended your Passport with new information.Your ranks with other races have been adjusted to assist you in getting your first assignments.The minimum requirements were Terran Citizen and Argon Accepted adviser" said Angelique.
"This will give you a foot in the door,so to speak.Your first task is to report to Argon Sector M148. We will be in touch and monitor your progress through our own network.Fortunately we were able to get help from the Fokari,for the purpose of trans-universal communication. You know a little about that already.I will continue to work your Baldric and keep your credits coming in,less my fees ,of course."
...

Later he was shown his new ship.It was a Mamba Raider,fully fitted with lasers/shields etc.
"She may not be the best out there , Sakuriko , but it will help you go incognito out of the Family Zyarth's space. Good luck !" said the former ship captain as he handed control over. " It was one of the few we were able to keep when the Split annexed this sector."

With that, Sakuriko thanked him and said good bye to all his acquaintances ."Now to business..." he thought,as he went inside his new fighter."...not special,but it will do for now."

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He got Zyarth's Dominion without a hitch.
Docked at the Ore mine briefly and left.
Found himself under attack by two Qs and some smaller stuff.
Took out the smaller stuff and let the Split Rapid Response Units take out the Qs.

Not one to miss a salvage opportunity , he decided to clean the sector before jumping.

He gained...

2x Disruptor Missiles
1x Firelance Missile
2x Hurricane Missiles
1x Mosquito Missile
2x Remote Guided Warheads
3x Silkworm Missiles
1x Thunderbolt Missile
1x Wasp Missile
1x Wildfire Missile
1x Firefly Missile

"These should fetch a few credits or might even be useful in any skirmishes !" He thought to himself.And then checked to see which missiles ,if any , he could use...

Mosquito
Wasp
Silkworm
Disruptor
Firefly
Thunderbolt
Hurricane
Remote Guided Warhead
Firelance
Wildfire

"Well ,seems I have a good choice. All compatible,"he mused.

"Oh well...Time to enter Xenon Sector 598, and then jump to Argon Sector M148...Let's hope the JD still works as intended."

[TTD]

At this point,I am playing the AP Plot.
So.... Full of open spoilers.

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Upon arrival at AS M148 he was greeted by Commander Derik and told to join "the other new recruits"",whoever they might be,and await a briefing for his first flight.

For some reason, he was given the rank of Sergeant.

After the initial moral boost, they were given orders to head for Treasure Chest and assist in the war effort.Meanwhile they were to listen out for any other directives given.

Going through Nathan's Voyage they were directed to Omicron Lyrea.

Checking his pilots info.,he saw that he had quite a few credits already,so he bought a couple of fighters,for support. from the 2nd Hand Market,and upgraded them....

1x Nova Raider
1x Buster Vanguard

Arrived at Treasure Chest.
Aided in attacking Terran Scimitars
The had an announcement to push towards Asteroid Belt.

On entrance to OL he took out a few Terrans
One of them even suggested Sakuriko should just leave them alone. lol.

Then his ships in Treasure Chest came under attack,so he ducked back to aid in the defense. Once cleared he was requested to return to OL.