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26th obsidian, 1053
It's over. It's impossible to get past it. Our only choice is to abandon it. Maybe we shall try somewhere else, but I hold little hope.


Sorry guys, but there is absolutely NO WAY to get past it. You need at least two layers of soil to get past it, and we can only use one. Consider this thread, dead.

Sure guys I'l-

JoshBrickstien cancels post: Taken By mood.
JoshBrickstien withdraws from society...
JoshBrickstien sketches pictures of a power generator

I'll get back to the fort once I complete my prototype generator. It may eventually come to be in Ancientanger...

JoshBrickstien has begun a mysterious construction!

5th moonstone, 1053
It's been so long since I last wrote. The project to breach the aquifer has taken longer than anticipated. We've had more migrants, And are up to 20 now. We're completely out of booze now, though. The caravan arrived, and we were ready to trade everything for the booze they had. One. Freaking. Barrel. In rage, the broker ripped down the depot, goods spilling everywhere. I need to have a talk with him. later. for now, we take their goods to our stockpiles. let's hope there's more drink than they told us...
I must get back to work on the aqueduct... no time to draw now.

My fort. If has an aquifer. I tried plugging it, failed. tried pumping it. failed. what now? I'm working on a new system that dumps the water off the map, but.... is there a better way?

I notice everyone missed his Tunnel Tube shield. If I recall, tunnel tubes are... hot pink.... 

3rd Slate, 1053
For the love of Sined! There is an Aquifer here, and none of us posses the knowledge to get past it. Emily suggested we make some sort of stopper to block up the aquifer and dig through, but all of your attempts have failed. For now, we have decided to set up a small camp on the surface, until we can devise a way to get past it.
I am currently telling the dwarves to build temporary shelters above the ground, similar to the humans. the grumbled mildly at this, and set to work. I myself have always felt an odd connection to the humans, though most at the fort disagree. In other news, Matuin spotted some elephants migrating across the landscape! I trembled at the thought, as I have heard stories of great fortresses brought to ashes by the behemoths, but we must endure. I myself have always had a finer taste than most dwarves, and I see the finer qualities of Raw adamantine than nigh on all dwarves! I'm tired now, and have no energy to draw anything today. I shall now sleep, and dream of dwarven wheat flour.

I'd love to join, but one thing: Why an aquifer? To be honest I've never played with one, as I've avoided them like the plague since I started playing DF (The wiki told me to!)

Two reasons:
1)Challenge
2)Finding a tropical forest without one was as hard as adamantine.

Yeah, I hate them too, but there are ways to avoid them.... I hope they work now.... Also, it will provide water for the dorfs.