Intercepted GDI Transmission regarding secret Tacitus Research

To:   Dr. Johan Hannes-Schmidt, Director of Tacitus Research, [Location Redacted]

From:   Theodore M. Bynes, Director, Department of Covert R&D, Washington DC, USA

Johan,

Firstly, let me state that I have every level of respect for the excellence and professionalism of you and your staff. There is no finer research team operating in this country, if not the world. Now, with that said, I have some major concerns regarding your most recent enterprise. Simply put, the latest reports from your facility regarding the Tacitus' stability disturb me - and the Council - to no end.

To hear that the device is estimated as having a 15% chance of self-destruction, with the chance increasing with each test run, is just not acceptable. Look, I understand that you are operating in unknown territory here, but I need to be very clear about one thing - if you are doing anything that risks the stability of the Tacitus, anything at all, you must STOP, immediately.

I'm sorry to speak so strongly, but we cannot risk losing the device. Too many people died to secure it, we have no idea how dangerous the Tacitus' destruction would be and, most importantly, there is no way it can be replaced. In short, to risk the device is to risk everything that we've worked to achieve.

I'll be flying out to discuss this with you Monday. Until then, kid gloves.

Sincerely,

Theo

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拦截GDI关于神秘塔西佗研究的信息

收件人：Dr. Johan Hannes-Schmidt，塔西佗研究负责人，【位置已编辑】

发件人：Theodore M. Bynes，美国华盛顿特区秘密研发部主任

Johan,

首先，我要声明的是，我全方位尊重您和您的员工的杰出和专业精神。在这个国家，甚至全世界都没有比这更好的研究团队了。现在，虽然是这么说，我有些关于您最近事业上的严重问题。简单地说，从您研究所传来的关于塔西佗稳定性的最新报告让我——和议会——焦虑个没完。

听说这个装置估计有15%的概率自毁，而且这个概率还会随着每次测试运行增加，这没法接受。听着，我理解你们是在探索未知的领域，但是我必须说清楚一件事—如果你们在做任何会危害到塔西佗稳定性的东西，不管是什么，你必须马上停下来。

我很抱歉说的这么坚决，但我们不能冒险失去这个装置。太多的人为了搞到它而死了，我们不知道毁掉塔西佗有多危险，最重要的是，它只有这一个。总之，拿装置冒险就是拿我们的一切努力冒险。

我周一会飞过去跟你讨论这个问题。在这之前，小心谨慎。

真挚的，

Theo

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译注：好消息，在TW数据库他喵都更完了的情况下我终于搞到情报数据库配图的高清大图了，配图终于不用那么糊了（）