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{{Quote|How long can Earth and its close colonies extend without producing offspring that differ sufficiently to want to break away from the parent? As William Butler Yeats said: "The center cannot hold."|Preston Cole's report on colonial expansion, written at age fourteen<ref name="essay">'''Halo: Evolutions''', "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", ''pages 416-420''</ref>}} | {{Quote|How long can Earth and its close colonies extend without producing offspring that differ sufficiently to want to break away from the parent? As William Butler Yeats said: "The center cannot hold."|Preston Cole's report on colonial expansion, written at age fourteen<ref name="essay">'''Halo: Evolutions''', "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", ''pages 416-420''</ref>}} | ||
Preston Cole was born on [[2470|November 3, 2470]], to [[Jennifer Cole|Jennifer]] and [[Troy Cole]], in the rural reconstituted township of [[Mark Twain]], [[Missouri]], [[Unified Republic of North America|URNA]] on [[Earth]]. He was the third child of [[seven]], having [[Cole family|three sisters and three brothers]]. While his father was a dairy farmer with no criminal record or military background, his mother was once arrested at the age of twenty-one for protesting taxes, though she was released on one-year parole. Both of Cole's maternal [[Cole family|great-grandfathers]] served in the [[Rainforest Wars]]; one surviving, [[Oliver Franks|Captain Oliver Franks]], received the [[Bronze Star]]. Tax records show that despite living in a period of prosperity, Cole's family struggled to make ends meet as the family's small farm was largely unable to compete with [[Agriculture world|colonial worlds essentially created for agriculture]].<ref name="birthinfo"/> As his father refused to accept government financial aid, Cole was often tasked with a large amount of chores to help support his family, giving him little time to rest or play.<ref name="essay"/> | Preston Jeremiah Cole was born on [[2470|November 3, 2470]], to [[Jennifer Cole|Jennifer]] and [[Troy Cole]], in the rural reconstituted township of [[Mark Twain]], [[Missouri]], [[Unified Republic of North America|URNA]] on [[Earth]]. He was the third child of [[seven]], having [[Cole family|three sisters and three brothers]]. While his father was a dairy farmer with no criminal record or military background, his mother was once arrested at the age of twenty-one for protesting taxes, though she was released on one-year parole. Both of Cole's maternal [[Cole family|great-grandfathers]] served in the [[Rainforest Wars]]; one surviving, [[Oliver Franks|Captain Oliver Franks]], received the [[Bronze Star]]. Tax records show that despite living in a period of prosperity, Cole's family struggled to make ends meet as the family's small farm was largely unable to compete with [[Agriculture world|colonial worlds essentially created for agriculture]].<ref name="birthinfo"/> As his father refused to accept government financial aid, Cole was often tasked with a large amount of chores to help support his family, giving him little time to rest or play.<ref name="essay"/> | ||
Cole attended [[Wallace Fujikawa Elementary School]] in the [[Missouri Rain River School District]]. Preston's fifth grade homeroom teacher, Doctor [[Lillian Bratton]], reported Cole as "…''a boy of high natural intellect, [who] tends to work too hard even when he plays.''" She noted his tendency to over-analyze, and stated he had a lack of imagination. That same year he achieved an unprecedented perfect test score in Mr. [[William Martin]]'s pre-algebra class. Upon being accused of cheating and retesting, he once again produced a perfect score. A social worker was sent to Cole's home to investigate the school's claims that Preston was being overworked at home, though they found no evidence of physical or psychological abuse. When he was fourteen, Cole wrote a paper in his high school English class entitled "[[The Viability of Extended Colonization]]." Although it was not particularly well received by his teacher, [[Alexander (teacher)|Miss Alexander]], it turned out to be prophetically accurate in predicting the [[Insurrection]] about a decade before it is generally considered to have begun. Cole's grades continued to falter throughout his high school career, likely due to lack of interest and increasing demands on his family's farm.<ref name="essay"/> | Cole attended [[Wallace Fujikawa Elementary School]] in the [[Missouri Rain River School District]]. Preston's fifth grade homeroom teacher, Doctor [[Lillian Bratton]], reported Cole as "…''a boy of high natural intellect, [who] tends to work too hard even when he plays.''" She noted his tendency to over-analyze, and stated he had a lack of imagination. That same year he achieved an unprecedented perfect test score in Mr. [[William Martin]]'s pre-algebra class. Upon being accused of cheating and retesting, he once again produced a perfect score. A social worker was sent to Cole's home to investigate the school's claims that Preston was being overworked at home, though they found no evidence of physical or psychological abuse. When he was fourteen, Cole wrote a paper in his high school English class entitled "[[The Viability of Extended Colonization]]." Although it was not particularly well received by his teacher, [[Alexander (teacher)|Miss Alexander]], it turned out to be prophetically accurate in predicting the [[Insurrection]] about a decade before it is generally considered to have begun. Cole's grades continued to falter throughout his high school career, likely due to lack of interest and increasing demands on his family's farm.<ref name="essay"/> | ||