Couple of questions that popped into my head while reading it, if I may:
-What's the disposition of Thanatonium in the UF-verse? Is the Midway Fleet's stockpile of corrosive torpedoes all there is (and if so, would that spur anyone to do anything stupid to try and get some of them), or is it a known element of whatever difficulty to get hold of?

-I noticed the "Project Warlock" callout for the hybrid-Fog ships Earthforce was using, and looking at it, the way the Fleet of Fog seems to have left behind tools and examples of how to construct their vessels for whoever goes looking to find them does sorta sound like the Shadows' MO. Is this actually a connection, or am I reading too much into it?

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