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authorElena ``of Valhalla'' Grandi <valhalla@trueelena.org>2020-09-22 09:54:53 +0200
committerElena ``of Valhalla'' Grandi <valhalla@trueelena.org>2020-09-22 09:54:53 +0200
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+************
+Introduction
+************
+
+In the late 18th century scientists around Europe were busy discovering
+the Laws of Nature; what if they had been able to *warp* them?
+
+In this setting, they are! Imagine a place where devices like the
+remotely controlled electro-flogo-pneumatic gun [#eft_gun]_ aren't just
+experimental prototypes, but they get a practical use in a
+tongue-in-cheek context rich in excitement and adventure!
+
+.. [#eft_gun] An actual device invented — and named — by the real world
+ Volta
+
+This manual is centered on the area around Como, in the Duchy of Milan /
+Cisalpine Republic / Kingdom of Italy / Kingdom of Lombardy - Venetia
+(and a couple more entities in between) where Alessandro Volta lived,
+discovered the secret of eternal life[#eternal]_ and founded an
+important centre of research that attracted scientists and aspiring
+scientists from all around Europe and the world.
+
+
+.. [#eternal] or at least the means to prolong his own life and health
+ indefinitely