When the big three alliances went to the stars, so did Constantinople.\u00a0 One of the little secrets that nobody talked about at the time was that Constantinople actually helped fund the early colony expeditions to Alpha Centauri, and most of the big ones that came later.\u00a0 In exchange, they secured rights to trading stations with very minor service fees.\u00a0 Even now, they\u2019re very minor, but they have stations everywhere.\u00a0 Added all up, they make serious money.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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