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Eva van der Bijl's statement on the UNSR election

Today, Eva van der Bijl, head of the United Communist Party, made a statement on the state of the UNSR:

"Revolution is international; the progress toward communism cannot continue if we remain pacified, isolated. We must turn our attention to the situation in other countries.

Perhaps foremost of them all is Icholasen. They have had a revolution; they are now installing socialism; but they are faltering. They are planning a return to capitalism; all of them, even the most diligent and ardent communists. See their election. Sanders, who wishes to 'collectivize' almost everything. Yet this collectivization is not a socialization - it is a nationalization, that would yet again take the labor of the workers, as is under capitalism, and place it in the hands of the state, for it to use for its own enrichment. One may say that the state is the working class; but so long as the state has autonomy from the working class, as is the case in Icholasen, it is not. Baskin is no better; she wishes to retain the market system, wishes to internationalize Icholasen; and thus wishes to re-enslave the workers; place them at the mercy of the market, force them to compete in the most unnatural of competition. The waste of capitalism and consumerism would return. The center - the ANL of Georgia Francis - is a terrifying amalgam of both. Under them, capitalism would return in its entirety.

We must stand in solidarity with our comrades in the UNSR always, never faltering, never falling."

Ms. van der Bijl has often been criticized for her extremism; many within the wider communist movement in Eastern Haane have claimed that she serves only to divide. Perhaps one of the most famous perspectives on her was given by Mathilde Comtois, in 2016:

"We have no need for such sectionalism. Communism; socialism; they are not set dogmas. They are, together, simply the abolition of capitalism in its entirety. Ms. van der Bijl does not seem to understand this; she has created a religion around it. This is no way to proceed; it will lead to disaster."

Joint-assembly meets; debate heavily skewed against further regulation

The Assembly of Nations and the Syndical Assembly convened today as a joint-assembly to discuss the possibility of further regulation on the People's Militias, following the vindication of Hoebeek and Becker by the Congress of People's Courts.

Little progress, however, appears to have been made. From what debate has already occurred, it appears that the vast majority of mandates (instructions from syndical and national councils that representatives must follow) have bound their corresponding representatives to be vehemently opposed to even the smallest attempt to legislate a solution on the issue.

Given that any possible action would have to be undertaken as a constitutional amendment, which requires a unanimous vote, it is unlikely that anything of use will come from this meeting.

Regulation rejected; 'Union of Guilds' founded

After three days of deliberation, regulation has been vehemently rejected in a vote 27 - 3 in the Syndical Assembly and 25 - 5 in the Assembly of Nations. The chambers have issued a joint statement, in which they claim that "regulation is a subversion of the constitution; it would permanently damage the confederal nature of the Haanean state," citing the first two clauses of the seventh article of the constitution, to do with the responsibilities and structure of the regions and workers' councils:

"I. The regions and workers' councils shall have a federal relationship with each other; that is, regional law shall have precedence over that of the workers' councils, but workers' councils will have the ability to legislate that which has already not been legislated on by the regional assemblies or presidiums.

II. The regions shall have all power to legislate on matters not delegated to the syndicates or nations; they shall also have the power to legislate on all matters that have not already been legislated upon by the syndicates or nations. The confederal government shall have no power to make laws of this type..."

While technically it is allowed for the assemblies to pass such legislation as constitutional amendments, as was proposed in this situation, they feel as though such a thing would be an exploitation of constitutional powers.

In other news, a 'Union of Guilds' - a new trade union for the Haanean center and right; has been founded. Members join or found a 'guild' for their profession. Each guild is to act as a mutual aid organization; in the future, they may act as extra-legal regulatory bodies. Their aim is to eventually create an economy based on workers' cooperatives, united in said guilds.

Van der Bijl expelled from party after making four-hour-long nonsensical speech

After making a bizarre speech denouncing almost every existing politician in Europe, Eva van der Bijl has been expelled from the United Communist Party. Those who made the decision - the members of the People's Council of the Party - have made the following statement:

"Ms. van der Bijl has been making increasingly sectarian statements. Rather than unifying the movement, she has worked only to divide it, attempting to create conflict between factions barely different in any way. If we were to continue to give her any voice whatsoever, the already weak communist movement, not just in Eastern Haane but throughout the world, would fall apart."

van der Bijl has not made any reactions as of now; however, many other prominent politicians in Eastern Haane have:

From Thierry de la Rocque, head of the Union of Guilds and a prominent socialist:

"Ms. van der Bijl is disconnected from reality. She appears to live in some bizarre alternate universe in which everything is black and white. This is only the latest manifestation of this way of thinking; I doubt it will be the last. She, in my opinion, needs a great amount of help."

From Annelise Bauer, head of the Ecological Assembly:

"Ms. van der Bijl has created an imaginary world. She then has conflated said world with reality, resulting in this monstrosity and many previous. I ask of her to for once see what exists and interpret conditions from that. I doubt that she will do such a thing; she will probably label me yet again as a - what was it again? - a 'brazen opportunist who wishes to destroy what has been accomplished.'"

From Katrin Weber, Premier and unofficial head of the Civic Union:

"Ms. van der Bijl has the right to express her opinion. However, she does not appear to be mentally stable; the speech that she has given was, in no short words, the output of monkeys. It was incomprehensible; parts of it were simply, literally, gibberish. How else can a speech that refers to various people as "it" and calls even the most devoted of communists 'bourgeois scum' be described?"

From Mathilde Comtois, State Elder and unofficial head of the Communist Workers' Front:

"As I have said before, this is the work of a bizarre religion that has become a cult - a religion obsessed with dogmas but not reality; one that sees only an imaginary world. I ask all to be careful; to avoid falling into such things."

Chosen examples from van der Bijl's speech are below:

"Sanders. He claims to be a communist - of course he does - but he is not. He sings the song of the siren, luring many to their deaths. What he wishes to do has nothing to do with workers and everything to do with power. He wishes himself to be a capitalist; that is the base of the thing. He wishes to, as so many others have, steal from the workers, force them to work as little more than slaves. That is his true nature. He is bourgeois scum that ought to have been eliminated from the beginning."

"Mathilde Comtois. Of course, she is a saint! She is not. She would be the destruction of everything, for she is the pied piper leading us to capitalism. We follow her gladly, gladly, away from all that is good. At the end we are locked in the mountain of neo-liberalism, for hundreds and hundreds of years. She is not insincere, of course; she is simply an idiot who has let herself be puppeteered by the capitalists."

"To fascism we go, to fascism we go! That is the anthem of Annelise Bauer. She does not want democracy; she wants all power to be in her hands. She thinks herself something high; thinks that she deserves all. She deserves nothing but the most painful death, for she has tricked so many into accepting her horrid ideas. She is the most brazen of opportunists, wishing for the destruction of all that has already been accomplished."

"Edward Firoux. It is nothing but a puppet, perhaps like Pinocchio. Wishing to be human, but lacking certain characteristics. Of course, it is much worse, for Firoux; it has no morality; for that matter, no resemblance to humans. It is a bag of rotting flesh, constructed from the body-parts of the poor who have been sacrificed to capital; a bag of rotting flesh that is dangled; that the downtrodden eat despite its smell; a bag carrying a number of diseases, all deadly; a bag that kills all that come into contact with it."

Tensions grow between Eastern Haane and indigenous government

Many in the indigenous community have begun to demand entry into the European Union of their own accord.

Under the 1899 Treaty of Flensburg, the indigenous government - the State of Haane-Keste - is entirely independent. However, under the agreement of March 18th, 2020 they are represented in the European Union as a part of Eastern Haane.

While certainly quite recent, the revolution has changed almost all of public opinion. Haaneans and Kesteans alike have begun to campaign for their own representatives, with strikes now occurring across the country.

The Presiding Citizen (Aoe-t-evaan) of the Haanean people, Iuliha Teimasenvou, has sent an ultimatum to State Elder Mathilde Comtois, stating that if nothing is done on the subject, Haane-Keste, or at least Haane, will stop honoring the 1899 Treaty and recognize Eastern Haane as an 'invader' state.

The Kesteans' "Mediator," (Vahemees), Jüri Ratas, has made no statements to do with the situation. Many within the legislature of the Kesteans have made statements condemning it; one legislator has even stated her intent to introduce a vote of no-confidence against him.

Mathilde Comtois has not made any response; however, Katrin Weber has said that she is, with the Presidium, 'considering' convening a joint-session of the legislature of Eastern Haane.

Syndical Assembly debates new structure for syndicates; amid collapse of coalition, Jüri Ratas resigns

The Syndical Assembly convened today to discuss a new structure for the syndicates. Mandates so far have been deeply divided, reflecting on the current state of Eastern Haane; however, for the most part, most have coalesced behind 2 proposals:

the "council" proposal, which would organize production by workplace and merge the syndicates and workers' councils into one organization.
the 'endeavor' proposal, which would open workplaces to public usage and organize the economy in 'endeavors' - projects created by individuals and approved by the syndicates, integrated into a wider national plan.

Proponents of the 'endeavor' system claim that it will allow for greater foreign investment while at the same time paving the way toward free association; however, many who support the councils claim that it betrays the revolutionary aspects of socialism and communism, and thus would only lead to stagnation.

They propose that their 'council' system would integrate a revolutionary outlook into the economic system, thus protecting the movement toward communism from capitalist influence while not oppressing the people. At the same time, they claim that its basis in 'popular' institutions - the workers' councils - would allow for a further expansion of democracy.

Many on the other side have attacked the 'council' proposal for being overly protectionist; however, the council-supporters themselves have said that this is a feature of the system, but that in any case, its democratic foundations would put the final word to the workers.

In other news, Jüri Ratas, the Mediator of Keste (state within the State of Haane-Keste), has resigned following the collapse of the coalition that brought him to power.

To expound, the 'Left Bloc,' the parliamentary bloc representing the interests of communism, left the coalition as a result of Ratas's inaction on the issue of representation in the European Union. Nine members of Ratas's bloc - the 'Center Bloc' - followed suit.

Ratas's government was left without a stable foundation. He had attempted to form a second coalition with the "Right Bloc" - however, this had failed, again due to his inaction on the issue of representation.

As a result Ratas resigned. A new coalition, formed of the 'Left Bloc' and the nine members of the 'Center Bloc' that left the initial coalition, has already formed a new government, with Kaja Kallas - the first legislator belonging to the "Center Bloc" to announce her decision to leave the coalition - as the new Mediator.

This marks the first time that all four of the highest offices in the independent Haanean regions have been occupied by women.

With government now silent on militia regulation, Hoebeek demands action from the European Court of Justice

With the dismissal of further regulation of the militias by a joint-assembly of the legislature, the government has in essence decided to ignore it until popular opinion changes.

Andries van Hoebeek, at the center of it all, however, thinks differently.

"There has been a grave miscarriage of justice.," he said in a statement given this morning. "Yet nothing is being done to fix the issue; it is unlikely that anything will ever be done domestically. I beg the European Court of Justice to hear the case I submitted over one month ago, so that justice may truly be done."

Many have rallied to his defense.

"We need regulation. We can't just let the workers' councils do as they wish. Revolution can be good, but if it continues after years and years, it becomes destructive, regressive," said a woman protesting on the streets of Kiel.

Others stand against him:

"The man was cleared," said a passerby taking a daily walk. "Now he is bringing up something of little consequence, as things did not go entirely his way."

Council proposal becomes law; regions renamed cantons; Assembly of Nations makes existing councils official; elections and referendums to be held on June 29

Today, the Syndical Assembly made the council-proposal law, allowing for greater integration between the various state institutions. No statement as of yet has been released; however, many have praised the decision.

In other news, the Assembly of Nations made the already-existing structure of 'national councils' - bodies similar to workers' councils but instead corresponding to 'national halls' - social facilities for citizens of the nations - law. This was essentially housekeeping; mandates were unanimously for the decision, and little debate was held.

The two Assemblies have also renamed the regions cantons in an attempt to establish a continuity between the People's Confederation and the 1918-1937, 1939-1966, 1980-1996 socialist states. This too, was largely housekeeping, as most see the name of 'region' as a remnant of the oligarch-state of 1972 - 1980/1996.

A new 'Assembly of the Cantons' has also been created. Mandates were slightly more divided on this issue; however, enough were in favor for it to have been made law quickly. There shall be one seat for each canton; it will have the ability to pass legislation on any subject that no legislation has been passed on yet, as the cantons do. Elections to it shall be held on the 29th, with the General Union of Workers, the Communist Workers' Front, the Civic Union, the Union of Guilds, the Ecological Assembly, and the Haanean Workers' Union participating.

On that same date, the following referendums, created by either the people or the Confederation Council, shall be held:

Should communism be enshrined in the Constitution as the final goal of the People's Confederation?
Should the positions of Premier and State Elder be abolished?
Should the People's Confederation be reorganized based upon the currently existing workers' councils?
Should workers' councils independent of the syndicates, nations, and/or cantons be abolished?
Should all mass organizations be allowed to nominate candidates in elections?
Should only communities be allowed to nominate candidates in elections?
Should a pluralist political system be reinstated?
Should representatives be trustees rather than delegates?
Should Eastern Haane recognize the Union of Nicoleizian Socialist Republics as the rightful government of Icholasen?
Should Eastern Haane be renamed 'Haane?'
Should Eastern Haane remain a member of the European Union?

Weber meets with Teimasenvou

Today, the Premier of the People's Confederation, Katrin Weber, met with Iuliha Teimasenvou, Presiding Citizen of the Haanean People and of the State of Haane-Keste, in an attempt to reduce tensions over the issue of the representation of native Haaneans and Kesteans in the European Council.

"We are already on much better terms," said Weber as she left the Kiel Castle. "A compromise will probably be made soon."

Teimasenvou herself was seen to be in a much brighter mood - "Our people, perhaps, will finally gain true liberation. For too long have we struggled under the heel of foreign powers; now, with many on our side, we shall prevail. I understand that the Union itself may not be amenable to the solution we may decide upon; but that is another struggle."

Kaja Kallas, Mediator of the Kestean People and of the State of Haane-Keste, however, is deeply distrustful. "The Kesteans themselves must gain their own liberation, from both the Haaneans and the 'arrivals.' We have been oppressed under two states; from both we must free ourselves. I am not making up a story; this meeting itself makes it quite clear. I was not invited; even though I am theoretically 'equal' to Teimasenvou, she is higher in reality. I do not support war between our three groups; we must learn to live together. But this is no way to accomplish what we all want - national self-determination but also unity."

Mathilde Comtois has as of now not made any comments regarding the issue. Many have criticized her for this, a prime example being Thierry de la Rocque, leader of the Union of Guilds:

"I had previously held the highest respect for Ms. Comtois. She was bold, able to stand up for the oppressed. But now, it seems, she is faltering. She has revealed herself as a chauvinist; she will not survive for much longer."

Many have echoed this belief:

"Mathilde Comtois? I supported her, but now it seems as though she is willfully ignoring an attempt at national liberation. All people need to be truly free; yet she is denying such a thing to the Haaneans and Kesteans. Weber, despite all her faults, appears to have recognized this; she would have made a far better State Elder. I will probably vote yes to abolish the Premiership and State Eldership; even if Weber is sacrificed, we will have the Confederation Council, whose members I greatly admire," said a woman shopping at a distribution warehouse in Bremen.

Another, returning from work at the university in Bielefeld, said the following:

"Mathilde Comtois has revealed herself to be a fraud. Katrin Weber is doing her job for her. If anything, this reveals that she was an opportunist. What a terrible woman!"

A petition for her recall is quickly growing in number of signatures; it requires only 100 more rto reach the level needed to initiate a referendum.

Murail, Obel disappear at the Essen Castle rock formation

Tristan Murail and Agnes Obel went missing today at their lodgings near the Essen Castle, a towering rock formation that was originally a native Haanean holy site. They were last seen exiting their temporary housing, walking as if dazed toward the formation, at about 14:00.

Little else is known about the situation; updates will be forthcoming.

Search for Murail, Obel, called off due to 'disturbances' at rock formation.

The search for Tristan Murail and Agnes Obel, who went missing at the Essen Castle earlier today, was canceled after steam was seen rising from between the formation's pinnacles.

Such a thing is a natural event, occurring between one to two times a year; however, the formation is dangerous when such a thing occurs.

"They are likely dead," said the leader of the search, who wishes to remain unnamed. "It is a very sad day for Eastern Haane."

Disappearances have been common at the Castle, native Haaneans attributing it to being the work of their 'Supreme Being.'

Murail, Obel, emerge from rock formation apparently unharmed

Tristan Murail and Agnes Obel, entirely unharmed, emerged from the Essen Castle less than five minutes ago.

Their mental state is currently unknown; they are to be transported to the hospital in Rosa-Luxemburg Stadt for further examination.

Murail leads murderous rampage through hospital in Rosa-Luxemburg Stadt

Tristan Murail seemed entirely normal as he delivered Eurovoice votes from his hospital bed in Rosa-Luxemburg Stadt. Yet just moments later, he retrieved a knife from seemingly nowhere and began to stab at the doctors around him.

According to reports just coming out of the hospital, he then proceeded to exit the room, breaking into several others to kill those inside. He took the lives of ten before leaving the building and apparently stealing a car, color blue, a sedan in the model "EHSCM-1," produced 1960, license plate 9X129V.

We alert those in Rosa-Luxemburg Stadt to be aware of this man. Know that he is in a fragile mental state, caused by whatever he had experienced within the Essen Castle.

Reports now indicate that Murail called in results during rampage

According to new reports coming from the Main Hospital in Rosa-Luxemburg Stadt, Murail in fact was called during his rampage.

Surviving doctors present in Murail's hospital room claim that he began to ululate before stabbing them, but, more importantly, that he had not taken any calls before doing so. One, who remained conscious throughout the entire massacre, claimed to have heard a phone ring, with Murail's voice reporting results as the screams of the dying echoed throughout the building.

Murail found in forest, without any memory of his actions since leaving lodgings at the Essen Castle

Tristan Murail was found in a small wood outside of Rosa-Luxemburg Stadt, naked and evidently cold. When questioned, he appeared to have no memory of what had happened since he had left his lodgings near the Essen Castle rock formation. He has been searched for weapons; none were found near him. He is now being transported yet again back to Rosa-Luxemburg Stadt, where he will be examined, confined, as to investigate his amnesia.

Agnes Obel, when questioned about what happened within the rock formation, could not answer; she claimed to have no memory of what had happened.

The local People's Court has stated that it will probably not prosecute Tristan Murail due to the circumstances around the event.

Mist from Essen Castle found to have concentration of psychedelic drug

As the bizarre events surrounding Tristan Murail and Agnes Obel continue to be investigated, a number of researchers have found that the mist from Essen Castle, seen today after Murail and Obel disappeared into its depths, contains a psychedelic drug, known only as 'ievonuia' (a drug used in both Haanean and Kestean rituals). This drug, in small doses, causes strange hallucinations that, in the native religions, are meant to be revelations of the true nature of all things.

However, in larger doses, the drug can cause one to experience almost everything differently. People under its influence become agitated, seeing a force almost universally described as 'evil,' everywhere. Many become violent to the point that they kill.

Amnesia has been reported in some cases.

It is almost certain that Obel and Murail had come under the influence of ievonuia when within the Essen Castle.

The formation will be closed off to all until further notice.

Events at Essen Castle raise questions among the native community; Mathilde Comtois remains mysteriously missing from government affairs; Murail to continue working on new opera with Group 47

The strange events that occurred at the Essen Castle have disturbed many throughout Eastern Haane. The presence of a the drug ievonuia, especially, has caused many to demand that further action be taken to prevent such a thing from happening again.

At the same time, many, especially in Rosa-Luxemburg Stadt and its environs, have become increasingly worried about the threat of ievonuia intoxication as a result of the emission from the Essen Castle. The city is effectively locked down by an official order by its workers' council; none are allowed to go outside or do anything that would allow the excessive movement of contaminated air into their homes.

However, many in the native community are questioning the circumstances around the events. Leaders, both cultural and social, have argued that Essen Castle is theirs; that the lodgings near the formation are a sort of defilation of the holy site, and that what happened to both Murail and Obel is simply a sign that the tourism that the area has become associated with has gone too far.

The Presidium of the Syndicate of Social Affairs has released a statement on the issue, focusing on the already grave state of affairs between the indigenous and the "Europeans.". It warns of a violent future, citing the events in Nofoaga as an example, and states that inter-community dialogue must be held as soon as possible as to rectify the issue.

In other news, Mathilde Comtois continues to be mysteriously absent from government affairs, today failing to attend a meeting of the legislature of the Alsatian Nation as to arbitrate between the different legislative groups, currently arguing over the issue of secularism. Many have begun to theorize that she is dead; others simply hold that she has had some sort of health emergency. The government has not offered any clarification on the issue except to say that she is 'indisposed.'

Tristan Murail continues to recover in Rosa-Luxemburg Stadt, having been cleared of all charges. He has confirmed that he will not be ending his career as a composer, and that, once he is well enough, that he will continue working on the opera being developed by the famous art collective Group 47, of which he is a member.

Talks between Teimasenvou, Weber collapse; Confederation Council proposes renaming cities after major communist figures

The talks between Iuliha Teimasenvou and Katrin Weber have failed as a direct result of the events at the Essen Castle. While it previously had appeared that the two would reach an arrangement on the dividing issue - that is, representation in the European Council - issues over the closure of the rock formation as well as the legal status of ievonuia led to a standoff that ended in the two physically attacking each other.

The transcript of the talks has not been released; however, based on what little information is known, many across both sides have become enraged at the behavior of their leaders.

"She is the most insensitive unprintable I have ever seen," said an Eastern Haanean (not of native descent) woman pacing up and down a street in Nancy of Weber. "However she has managed to lie so much I do not know. How obscene she is!"

A Kestean man in Skagen had something very different to offer: "Considering the circumstances, Weber seemed to be completely rational. Teimasenvou, on the other hand, has been nothing but overly dramatic and emotional. She has made a fuss over something that barely makes sense, and is pretending to support national self-determination simply to gain power. How I know this? If she were actually sincere, then she would actually respect our government and Kallas, but she doesn't."

Many across Eastern Haane are now worried that Teimasenvou will deliver on her previous threat to declare Eastern Haane an 'invader state.'

In other news, the Confederation Council, based on feedback received from the workers' councils, has proposed that cities be renamed after major communist figures, in a way similar to that of Rosa-Luxemburg Stadt. A number of suggestions have already been drafted; they will be released in two weeks.

Teimasenvou attempts to declare war on Eastern Haane

Iuliha Teimasenvou today declared the People's Confederation an 'invader state' after the collapse of talks between her and Katrin Weber, citing the ievonuia and representation crisis as casus belli.

In the declaration, Teimasenvou ordered all citizens of Haane-Keste to act as warriors against the 'imperialist menace;' that is, to kill all Eastern Haaneans they saw.

Her aides report that after writing said order, she was 'red-faced,' and trembling, her famous braids a mess as she hissed, stomping out of her office, before proceeding to open a window and scream at passerby, exhorting those she deemed to be Eastern Haanean to kill themselves, and those she deemed to be indigenous to kill Eastern Haaneans.

The declaration was quickly vetoed by Kaja Kallas, who, in a statement explaining her actions, claimed Teimasenvou to be 'entirely unhinged, obsessed with appearances,' caring 'not a whit for the indigenous people or for national-self determination; if she did then she would not spend so much time trying to destroy their credibility."

Teimasenvou has made a statement of her own in response, denouncing Kallas as being a counter-revolutionary worthy of death. This war of words has made many outside of the indigenous community increasingly worried the possibility of the division of Haane-Keste.

Kallas herself has denied any wish for such a thing; she claims that she only wishes for equal power for the two groups, emphasizing the need for a united state.

Teimasenvou has made no comments on this, despite having previously accused Kallas, when she was still a simple legislator, of wishing for civil war.

The tragedy of the native people

Three hundred years ago, a rich civilization thrived, its culture unique and colorful. It withstood attempts of colonization, withstood the most terrible attempts to erase it.

And yet now, in an anticlimax, does it fall. Its death began at the signing of the treaty in 1899, for it was then that it sold itself to Eastern Haane.

Slowly, ever so slowly, were the native peoples integrated. We now see this at its climax, at a point in which the very basis of the native culture is made into something disposable.

This is the reality of the Haaneans and Kesteans; a bland, grey reality in which all that made them unique is destroyed.

What has happened in the course of this week is a testament to this. The most holy site of the Kesteans, the mysterious 'Essen Castle,' where reality seems to fold in on itself and become a strange dream, has been reduced to a tourist site, on which hordes of people climb, gawking at that which was once sacred.

When it revolts, as all things do when treated in such a way, again is nothing done.

Iuliha Teimasenvou, a specimen of the old people, today tried to revisit the ritual past, using an ancient formula to condemn, not declare war on, the Haanean state. Yet because she used the 'old' metaphorical Haanean language, once so common, few could understand what she was saying, for they were taught the newer literal Haanean.

And because of this, now all stand against her and the beauty of the old. Through the loss of their own culture, the Haaneans and Kesteans now stand against themselves.

We cannot let this happen; we must preserve the culture, must allow for its return. And yet we do not, and stand idly by as we let ourselves disappear. What wretches we are!