Honestly? I think you may not fully grasp the spirit of the UF universe if you even have to ask that question. I mean, UF is obviously the kind of place where the persistent legends that they hid the first working production model away from the sinister conspirators who quashed the project in 1959 is actually true, and the rest follows naturally. :)

>And then there is the designated punching bag status of the villains,
>who can't notice the building of the factories, the shipments of
>ultra-rare alloy, or the building of the airbases when they are
>ostensibly in control of the area. That sticks in my craw as well.
>How can I take them seriously when they're idiots?

The idea was more that the Canadians were that good at subterfuge (and that northern Canada is that big and cold and empty) than that the Dome was that bad at noticing it, but hey. It's that much of a problem for you, that's fine. Pay the whole post no mind. It was a lighthearted parenthetical nod to one of the great white ghosts of aviation and a tip of the hat to my intrepid neighbors to the north, not the next big thing. It's not gonna leave a big hole in your personal UF universe if you pretend I didn't post it, and it's not going to hurt my feelings either. After the summer I've had, that's the least of my worries.

Lots of love,
--G.
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