▁from ▁fr inge ▁to ▁fr inge ▁and ▁travel ▁from ▁star ▁to ▁star ▁in ▁a ▁short ▁time . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁devices ▁manufact ure ▁artificial ▁fr ing es . ▁ ▁With ▁this ▁they ▁are ▁able ▁to ▁dist ort ▁space - time ▁inside ▁enemy ▁ships , ▁dis abling ▁miss iles , ▁indu cing ▁small ▁therm on uc lear ▁explos ions , ▁and ▁producing ▁coh er ent ▁sound ▁waves . ▁ ▁This ▁last ▁weapon ▁lets ▁them ▁admin ister ▁the ▁coup ▁de ▁grâce ▁to ▁the ▁Kan dem i rian ▁fleet , ▁broadcast ing ▁a ▁message ▁which ▁dem oral izes ▁the ▁cre ws , ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁encourag ing ▁the ▁subject ▁races ▁in ▁the ▁Empire ▁to ▁revol t . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁victory , ▁the ▁news , ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁carefully ▁craft ed ▁min st rel ▁song , ▁spread s ▁around ▁the ▁galax y . ▁ ▁The ▁song , ▁in ▁U ru , ▁has ▁the ▁title ▁" The ▁Battle ▁of ▁Brand obar ", ▁and ▁describes ▁the ▁final ▁battle ▁in ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁qu atra ins . ▁ ▁A ▁chapter ▁of ▁the ▁novel ▁is ▁dedicated ▁to ▁a ▁scholar ly ▁analysis ▁of ▁the ▁song , ▁te asing ▁out ▁both ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁and ▁the ▁calculated ▁structure ▁of ▁the ▁vers es , ▁designed ▁to ▁resist ▁alter ation ▁as ▁the ▁song ▁spread s ▁from ▁one ▁singer ▁to ▁another ▁along ▁the ▁trade ▁routes . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁through ▁this ▁song ▁that ▁the ▁crew ▁of ▁the ▁Europa , ▁via ▁their ▁trade ▁connections , ▁learn ▁where ▁the ▁USS ▁Benjamin ▁Franklin