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// Prologue 
// Story: Equestria Trek: Where No-one has gone before 
// by Robert Emerald Fountain 
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In the year 2047, further explorations on Soria were cancelled due to samples being noticed as rather similar to each other. Neighsay realized that there was probably more out there in space that was waiting to be charted and added to the star maps. In a meeting with representatives from Equestria and the lands beyond, an interstellar exploration project was created. The crew would use a massive starship, which had recently been christened "E.S.S. HARMONY". Whoever applied for positions in the crew would be trained for three months, and then be taken by shuttle to the space station where the Harmony was docked.