The Navigator Chapter 1 Analysis

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Chapter 19: The exploration at The Navigator’s room and cockpit

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On the way, I was concerned about whether the Navigator may have something to show me or even if he has, would he allow me to have a look? Does Authorization also mean unrestricted access to all the data they have on the ship? Anyway, I have the right to know and I will insist that they give it to me.
As I reached The Navigator’s room, I saw him standing in front of the screens. It was good that he was in the same form as I met him the last time, so I could recognize him instantly. He turned around to look at me and said-
The Navigator: “Hi case DS! I was expecting to see you sooner. But
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‘The Ripple’ came as predicted, punctual and enormous. The San Andreas Fault almost had wiped out various counties, Los Angeles, San Fransico, San Diego and in the south up to Baja California, hitting as high a tremor as Mw 9.8 on the Moment Magnitude Scale. Then along the Cascadia Subduction Zone an earthquake of magnitude 7.8 occurred but the pressure built up under the sister faults, was partly released by the San Andreas major eruption. An aftershock has never been recorded to exceed a maximum magnitude of 1Mw less than the first major tremor. In a period of 15 days, two more tremors of magnitude higher than a magnitude of 7 on Moment Magnitude Scale were felt along the Cascadia Volcanic Arc, a tail of Pacific Ring of Fire, killing a meager portion of the 10,000,000 lives put at stake. Although the loss inflicted to property was much higher. This rubble of places such as Portland, Seattle, and Washington was rendered largely unfit for residential …show more content…
I decided to go ahead with the 2nd and easier option because the first one wouldn’t be catchable by my antennas.
With a voice in my headphone-
“ b) Ship Information
The ship ‘Asclepia’ was built by SNS Magnifique Inc. in April of the year 2281. The shipbuilding contractor Quinny Parable and associates handed it over to Viva La Vida LMN international cruise liner who fleeted it in Los Angeles Shipyard at 8:00 am on 22nd November 2281.”
“Gross Tonnage 261581, Weight Displacement 131000 tons, Length 1381 feet, Hull weight 59000 tons, 3 open decks, open porch, Retractable Roof covering, 6600 rooms with adjustable boundaries and dimensions…..”
But this information was also pretty technical for me to understand so I decided to go to the ship interior option-
“c) Ship Interior
The ship is built with almost identical room structures with expandable or retractable dimensions. We have 3 decks with a circular structure similar to an inverted dome, as opening, with balconies of rooms opening over each other. While the center of the first deck is kept open though coverable by retracting opaque roof when the need be. The circular opening is provided till the five first floors, representing an inverted dome

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