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Spaceflight. Scandal. Mostly scandal.

Money

Bribery scandal leaves agencies wondering who's next

Prosperity has been paying people. Which people? That's the problem. Nobody knows, so everybody's nervous.

A receipt we were shown for exactly four seconds.

Prosperity's event dice always seem to land well. For years they've said it's luck. A ledger handed to this paper says it might also be envelopes.

The ledger lists dozens of payments. The names are in code. One of them is just a drawing of a rocket with a mustache.

Where the rich get richer. It says it right on the door. We never hid anything.

Prosperity chief financial officer

At least four agencies have opened internal investigations to find out if somebody on their payroll is on the list. Kuiper fired a guy with a mustache just in case.

We'll keep following the Units. Prosperity is following us now too. We've noticed.

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