					Temple of the Ancients

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strictly on a need-to-know basis.

In May of 1998, while excavating a layer of shale for dinosaur fossils in the Black Hills of
South Dakota, a team of archaeologists uncovered something most interesting. They found an
artifact that experts concluded was of extra-terrestrial origin. Word got out about the find,
and naturally, the U.S. military got involved. But the discovery had world-wide implications,
and soon military experts from the U.K., Canada, Germany, Japan, France, Russia, China, and
other powers were involved as well. Even countries such as Turkiye and Egypt, with extensive
experience in archaeologic analysis, wanted a piece of the action.

By 1999 the team had uncovered what could only be described as an alien Command Center. Quickly
they adapted the facility to suit their military research activities, and discovered something
even more fantastic. The facility had three "gateways", or Link-Ports as they were dubbed. These
gateways apparently allowed travel at sub-light speeds between connected ports. Scientists did
not understand the mechanics of this travel, but immediately realized that it was fraught with
grave peril. The first "volunteers" that were sent through either did not return or came back
as demented, zombie-like versions of their former selves. The problem was attributed to genetic
destabilization and mutation, caused by the physics of sub-light transport.

A year later an antidote was developed that reinforced genetic structure and allowed safe travel
through, what was by then known as, the Slipstream. There appeared to be three known destinations
from the Command Center, each tucked away in the Ural Mountains of Russia. One of them was a
temple of seemingly human origin, but with distinct alien ciphers and symbols. All the sites
had such ciphers, but the temple clearly held the keys to this mystery. It was while exploring
the temple that they triggered an inexplicable and devastating phenonenon. Extra-terrestrial
Life Forms (ELFs) mysteriously began porting into the temple and into the other destinations.
They proceeded to destroy all that stood in their way.

The ELFs were immediately classified as hostile, and the order was given to terminate them with
extreme prejudice. A multi-national Task Force was immediately assembled, but under the utmost
secrecy. Within a week of the alien assault, crack teams were sent in and the Command Center
with its Link-Ports was sealed off to contain the ELFs within the Slipstream. Not long after,
however, HQ lost complete radio and video contact with Command Center personnel. Colonel Lenny
Spinks, who was spearheading the operation, decided to send in a Specialist to investigate. The
mission was simple -- figure out what the problem was and fix it.

The attached interactive holo-recording simulates the progress and outcome of the mission. This
may be used as a training device, where the trainee assumes the role of the Specialist. Armed
primarily with your wits and cunning, you too may accomplish the seemingly impossible task of
eliminating the alien threat. Good Luck. 