Pilgrim-1’s launch was not merely a technical act but a binding covenant. In a hidden briefing beneath the launch complex, the crew confronts the one question no regulator can answer: what are you willing to lose to remain sovereign?
In 1963, beneath the limestone hills of western Pennsylvania, a classified government archive quietly destroys research deemed incompatible with administrative stability. One archivist’s decision to preserve forbidden equations ensures that sovereign mathematics survives long enough to inspire the Pilgrim generation.
A deep exploration of why Continuum — and all sovereign systems — must be built to endure beyond their founders. Sovereign tools are cathedrals, not startups.
