Date: 10/29/04 00:00
Subject: Mykonos Coroner's Inquest - Final Report

Marcus,

I'm afraid the news from here is not good. In my capacity as the attorney representing Metacortechs' shareholders in this matter, I have to advise you to start taking further steps to minimize the company's exposure to liability in this matter. It took nearly a year for the coroner to release his findings, which is not surprising because these sorts of things always take time, and the wheels turn really slowly here. Despite our efforts to compel him not to do so, he decided to get the Mykonos building inspection people involved, and it has gone downhill from there. Of course, these people aren't actually qualified to inspect a structure like the Aquapolis, and I argued that fastidiously, but to no avail. Unfortunately, the coroner took the building inspector's input into account in his report. He quoted him as saying something like (pardon the poor translation): "The Aquapolis is not safe. I wouldn't even send my enemies to sleep there, it's a deYXRodHJhcA==

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Date: 10/26/04 00:00
Subject: Field Data Collection Results

Marcus,

I have good news and bad news. The good news is that all the logistics for our field data collection came off without a hitch. We arrived in the village with plenty of time to get set up. The equipment arrived in one piece and tested completely functional. In short, the planning and lead up could not have gone better. I really appreciate the special effort you made to make sure that the funding was in place and the way for us was made clear. I'm good for my word Marcus. You've done your part, and I'll do mine: No one else ever needs to know what happened in that room at the Aquapolis.

Now for the bad news: We came away with not a whit of useful data. We knew beforehand that we might be dealing with some unusually high-intensity spectra, and we made special efforts to ensure that our instruments could handle anything that we encountered, but it turned out not to be enough. I cannot explain why it happened, but the spectroradiometers either recorded absolutely nothing, or their components shorted out and fried right there on the spot, leaving us with several hundred kilograms of useless junk. To say that I am disappointed would be to put it mildly. We had an opportunity to collect data on something extraordinary, and we came away with nothing tangible.

On a more personal note, it was an incredible experience. While the instruments didn't capture anything, each and every member of our field team certainly sensed the anomaly with our own faculties. The greenish glow was quite visible. It was pervasive, eerie, like something from out of this world. And the ultra-violet radiation was definitely there too. As you know, I am of Scandinavian heritage and am rather fair-skinned: I found myself looking rather tanned when I saw myself in the light of day today. We were in the presence of something extraordinary. We know nothing more about it from a scientific point of view than we did before, but it was not a total loss for me, because experiencing it had a different kind of value. There are still things in the world that we do not understand, we cannot explain, and apparently we also cannot record. It's actually a little reassuring for me to know that this is the case.

Stefan

Date: 10/20/04 00:00
Subject: Update Confirmation

Marcus,

Your Metadex bio page has been updated as requested.

With regards,

Stone Jeffreys
Metacortechs Network Security

Date: 10/20/04 00:00
Subject: Update Confirmation

Marcus,

Your Metadex bio page has been updated as requested.

With regards,

Stone Jeffreys
Metacortechs Network Security