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|books= [[Skyward (series)]], [[Defending Elysium]]
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| Did you know that even then, with computers and libraries and all kinds of reminders, we found it easy to forget where we came from?
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'''Earth''', sometimes called the '''Old Earth''', is the home planet of
During the early days of humanity's contact with aliens, Earth was ruled by a single institution called the [[United Governments]], aided by the [[United Intelligence Bureau]]. The [[Phone Company]], the telecom that served as the liaisons between humanity and aliens, was also headquartered there.{{book ref|elysium}} Over time, however, the planet grew largely irrelevant.{{book ref|sky1|45}} Even it's location seems to have been forgotten, with some people incorrectly speculating that [[Detritus]] might be Earth's ruins.{{book ref|sky1|13}} Nonetheless, both astrophysical data and numerous historical records of Old Earth remain within humanity's and [[Superiority]]'s data banks.{{book ref|sky1|37}}{{book ref|sky2|18}}
By the time the Superiority became a major power, Earth appears to have vanished.{{book ref|sky2|18}} Whether it simply means it can't be found on any star charts, or if it's somehow no longer where it should be, is unclear.
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