Chapter 32The black ships, running smoothly andsilently, oblivious to surroundings, headed for the outpost. Theywere flying blind. No communication was allowed. No sensors wereopen. Silence was considered imperative. There was some danger inthis course of action. No commander of any ship likes to sailblind.But the commanders, the blind ones, considered the risk worthtaking.The Federation must be surprised by the attack. Otherwise it mightfail. They had noticed additional scans and probes coming intotheirspace recently and it disturbed them. They wondered if theFederationwas on alert for some reason. Such news was troubling. Theyconsidered their weapons and their military superior to theFederation but they needed the element of surprise on their side.Sorunning silently was mandatory.
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