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===[[Setting:CATastrophe/US ABE|US ABE]]===
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The US ABE (Often called just ABE) is a peculiarity among the settlements of the Endless Blue. Built out of still floating earless ship, ABE is a settlement of military isolation. Originally, ABE was a raiding hulk that floated uncontrollable on the sea. The enslaved inhabitants soon started a uprising, and pushed the pirates off of the hulk. Free from their masters, the inhabitants started to scour the ship for supplies. What they found shocked them. It turned out that most of the hulk was locked up, and that the pirates never made any attempt to explore the ship. As it turned out, the ship was in a way a time capsule of Earless technology. Weapons, tools, electronics, everything to get the ship back into operation. Within a generation, the once floating hulk had been refitted into a mighty vessel with an equally mighty crew. Recent additions to this floating home include a farm on the top deck, wind and solar energy collectors, and even a small workshop to manufacture weapons, electronics, and tools in small numbers. 
However, despite all these advancements, US ABE is considered a Mid Tech settlement for two main reason. Their Isolationist mindset, and their militarist view on things. The settlement refuses to trade with anyone except for a few individuals they trust. They avoid making any lasting alliances with outsiders. Finally, their language is a different dialect of Earless.
That being said, ABE still has some exports. Those being mercenaries, and quality weaponry. Mercenaries from ABE are known for their combat ability, and their high cost. As for the weapons, only a few outside merchants can trade with ABE. The weapons are expensive, but often worth the cost.