Light makes many hands work

Light makes many hands work is a News Bulletin by Gill Bates posted to the Commerce and Communications Network in 2790. The article denotes a 25% increase in the price of cesium on Hermes.

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Light makes many hands work
Industry editor Gill Bates reports.
A spokesman for weapons manufacturers KriskArms told yesterday of a mishap at the company's plant on Hermes. Trouble started while technicians were testing KriskArms new Novaflow II laser, a state-of-the-art shipboard weapon. Unfortunately, the laser proved too powerful for the test-area, and a large portion of the factory was vaporized. The biggest loss was the company's entire stock of Cesium, an incredibly electro-positive substance essential for the manufacture of light-energy weapons. The whole workforce is working double-shifts to repair the damage.