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00000000: 11 00 11 0A 11 14 11 08 11 12 11 06 11 10 11 04 |................| 00000010: 11 0E 11 02 11 0C 11 01 11 0B 11 03 11 0D 11 05 |................| 00000020: 11 0F 11 07 11 11 11 09 11 13 10 07 10 11 10 05 |................| 00000030: 10 0F 10 03 10 0D 10 01 10 0B 10 00 10 0A 10 14 |................| 00000040: 10 08 10 12 10 06 10 10 10 04 10 0E 10 02 10 0C |................| 00000050: 10 09 10 13 0F 07 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................| 00000060: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................| 00000070: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................| 00000080: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................| 00000090: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................| 000000A0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................| 000000B0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................| 000000C0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................| 000000D0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................| 000000E0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................| 000000F0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................| 00000100: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................| 00000110: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................| 00000120: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................| 00000130: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................| 00000140: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................| 00000150: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................| 00000160: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................| 00000170: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................| 00000180: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................| 00000190: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................| 000001A0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................| 000001B0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................| 000001C0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................| 000001D0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................| 000001E0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................| 000001F0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 4C 6F 6E 67 |............Long| 00000200: 20 62 61 63 6B 20 77 65 20 68 65 72 65 3A 6E 6F | back we here:no| 00000210: 74 20 6C 69 76 65 2E 20 4F 74 68 65 72 77 68 65 |t live. Otherwhe| 00000220: 72 65 3A 77 65 20 6C 69 76 65 2E 20 47 6F 64 73 |re:we live. Gods| 00000230: 20 3A 20 6C 6F 6E 65 6C 79 20 77 65 72 65 2E 20 | : lonely were. | 00000240: 43 6C 6F 75 64 73 20 74 68 65 79 3A 66 6F 75 6E |Clouds they:foun| 00000250: 64 2E 20 43 6C 6F 75 64 73 20 74 68 65 79 3A 70 |d. Clouds they:p| 00000260: 75 73 68 65 64 3B 20 68 65 6C 64 20 73 6F 2E 20 |ushed; held so. | 00000270: 54 72 65 65 73 20 64 6F 77 6E 3A 66 61 6C 6C 2E |Trees down:fall.| 00000280: 20 4D 69 64 64 6C 65 20 63 6C 6F 75 64 73 20 67 | Middle clouds g| 00000290: 6F 64 3A 68 69 74 20 74 6F 67 65 74 68 65 72 20 |od:hit together | 000002A0: 74 68 69 6E 67 73 2E 20 54 68 69 6E 67 73 3A 6D |things. Things:m| 000002B0: 61 74 74 65 72 2E 20 54 68 69 6E 67 73 3A 6E 6F |atter. Things:no| 000002C0: 74 20 6D 61 74 74 65 72 2E 20 49 6E 20 68 65 61 |t matter. In hea| 000002D0: 64 20 63 6C 6F 75 64 73 20 67 6F 64 73 3A 74 61 |d clouds gods:ta| 000002E0: 6C 6B 65 64 2E 20 54 68 65 6E 20 73 75 6E 3A 74 |lked. Then sun:t| 000002F0: 61 6C 6B 73 21 7E 4F 66 20 79 6F 75 3A 6D 61 6E |alks!~Of you:man| 00000300: 79 20 68 65 61 72 64 2E 7E 4F 75 72 20 6E 65 73 |y heard.~Our nes| 00000310: 74 3A 68 6F 6C 65 73 20 68 61 73 2E 7E 57 68 61 |t:holes has.~Wha| 00000320: 74 20 64 69 64 3A 73 61 79 20 79 6F 75 3F 7E 59 |t did:say you?~Y| 00000330: 6F 75 72 20 71 75 65 73 74 69 6F 6E 3A 66 61 6D |our question:fam| 00000340: 69 6C 69 61 72 20 69 73 20 6E 6F 74 2E 7E 4F 75 |iliar is not.~Ou| 00000350: 72 20 66 72 69 65 6E 64 73 3A 75 73 20 6C 69 6B |r friends:us lik| 00000360: 65 2E 7E 4C 65 66 74 20 77 65 3A 73 70 65 65 63 |e.~Left we:speec| 00000370: 68 6C 65 73 73 20 61 72 65 2E 7E 46 6F 75 6E 64 |hless are.~Found| 00000380: 3A 4C 6F 73 74 20 61 6E 64 2E 7E 65 6F 6E 73 20 |:Lost and.~eons | 00000390: 75 73 3A 20 62 65 74 72 61 79 65 64 20 68 61 76 |us: betrayed hav| 000003A0: 65 2E 7E 42 65 20 65 61 74 65 6E 3A 77 61 6E 74 |e.~Be eaten:want| 000003B0: 20 6E 6F 74 3A 77 65 21 20 46 69 65 6C 64 73 20 | not:we! Fields | 000003C0: 3A 20 74 6F 6F 20 6C 61 74 65 3B 20 67 6F 3A 74 |: too late; go:t| 000003D0: 6F 2E 20 53 6B 79 20 74 68 69 6E 67 3A 63 61 6D |o. Sky thing:cam| 000003E0: 65 20 64 6F 77 6E 2E 20 42 75 72 6E 69 6E 67 3A |e down. Burning:| 000003F0: 77 61 73 20 6D 75 63 68 2E 20 44 6F 77 6E 20 74 |was much. Down t| 00000400: 72 65 65 73 3A 68 61 76 65 20 62 65 65 6E 20 66 |rees:have been f| 00000410: 61 6C 6C 69 6E 67 2E 20 57 68 65 72 65 20 73 6B |alling. Where sk| 00000420: 79 3A 68 61 76 65 20 70 75 74 3F 20 55 73 65 64 |y:have put? Used| 00000430: 20 75 70 20 73 74 6F 72 69 65 73 20 3A 20 61 6C | up stories : al| 00000440: 6C 20 61 72 65 2E 20 4E 65 78 74 20 77 65 65 6B |l are. Next week| 00000450: 3A 64 69 65 20 77 65 2E 20 48 65 6C 70 3A 6E 65 |:die we. Help:ne| 00000460: 65 64 20 77 65 3A 79 6F 75 72 2E 7E 49 20 64 6F |ed we:your.~I do| 00000470: 20 6E 6F 74 20 75 6E 64 65 72 73 74 61 6E 64 2E | not understand.| 00000480: 7E 49 20 64 69 64 6E 27 74 20 75 6E 64 65 72 73 |~I didn't unders| 00000490: 74 61 6E 64 20 74 68 61 74 2C 20 61 6E 64 20 69 |tand that, and i| 000004A0: 66 20 79 6F 75 20 63 61 6E 27 74 20 6D 61 6B 65 |f you can't make| 000004B0: 20 79 6F 75 72 73 65 6C 66 20 62 65 74 74 65 72 | yourself better| 000004C0: 20 75 6E 64 65 72 73 74 6F 6F 64 2C 20 61 6E 20 | understood, an | 000004D0: 61 6C 6C 65 67 65 64 6C 79 20 69 6E 74 65 6C 6C |allegedly intell| 000004E0: 69 67 65 6E 74 20 63 72 65 61 74 75 72 65 20 6C |igent creature l| 000004F0: 69 6B 65 20 79 6F 75 2C 20 49 27 6D 20 6E 6F 74 |ike you, I'm not| 00000500: 20 67 6F 69 6E 67 20 74 6F 20 64 69 73 63 75 73 | going to discus| 00000510: 73 20 69 74 2E 7E 59 65 73 2C 20 77 65 20 6B 6E |s it.~Yes, we kn| 00000520: 6F 77 2E 20 54 68 6F 75 67 68 20 49 20 6D 75 73 |ow. Though I mus| 00000530: 74 20 74 65 6C 6C 20 79 6F 75 20 79 6F 75 20 6C |t tell you you l| 00000540: 6F 6F 6B 20 61 20 67 72 65 61 74 20 64 65 61 6C |ook a great deal| 00000550: 20 6C 69 6B 65 20 61 20 70 6F 6C 69 63 65 6D 61 | like a policema| 00000560: 6E 20 49 27 76 65 20 73 65 65 6E 20 73 6F 6D 65 |n I've seen some| 00000570: 77 68 65 72 65 2E 7E 49 27 76 65 20 68 65 61 72 |where.~I've hear| 00000580: 64 20 2A 74 68 61 74 2A 20 6C 69 6E 65 20 62 65 |d *that* line be| 00000590: 66 6F 72 65 2E 20 57 65 27 6C 6C 20 73 65 65 2E |fore. We'll see.| 000005A0: 7E 57 65 27 72 65 20 63 61 6C 6C 65 64 20 74 68 |~We're called th| 000005B0: 65 20 42 68 72 66 2C 20 61 6E 64 20 49 20 61 6D |e Bhrf, and I am| 000005C0: 20 74 68 65 20 45 6E 74 65 6C 65 63 68 74 20 6F | the Entelecht o| 000005D0: 66 20 74 68 69 73 20 70 6C 61 6E 65 74 2C 20 77 |f this planet, w| 000005E0: 68 69 63 68 20 69 73 20 61 6C 73 6F 20 63 61 6C |hich is also cal| 000005F0: 6C 65 64 20 42 68 72 66 2E 20 4D 79 20 6E 61 6D |led Bhrf. My nam| 00000600: 65 20 69 73 20 4D 61 74 74 20 44 69 6C 6C 6F 6E |e is Matt Dillon| 00000610: 2E 20 54 68 61 74 20 69 73 20 6D 79 20 63 65 72 |. That is my cer| 00000620: 65 6D 6F 6E 69 61 6C 20 6E 61 6D 65 2C 20 6F 66 |emonial name, of| 00000630: 20 63 6F 75 72 73 65 3A 20 6D 79 20 22 6E 61 6D | course: my "nam| 00000640: 65 20 6F 66 20 6F 66 66 69 63 65 22 2E 20 54 68 |e of office". Th| 00000650: 65 20 6F 74 68 65 72 20 6F 6E 65 20 49 20 63 61 |e other one I ca| 00000660: 6E 27 74 20 74 65 6C 6C 20 79 6F 75 3A 20 79 6F |n't tell you: yo| 00000670: 75 27 64 20 6A 75 73 74 20 70 75 74 20 6D 65 20 |u'd just put me | 00000680: 6F 6E 20 61 20 6D 61 69 6C 69 6E 67 20 6C 69 73 |on a mailing lis| 00000690: 74 2E 7E 4B 6C 69 6E 67 6F 6E 73 3F 20 57 68 61 |t.~Klingons? Wha| 000006A0: 74 27 73 20 4B 6C 69 6E 67 6F 6E 73 3F 20 49 73 |t's Klingons? Is| 000006B0: 6E 27 74 20 74 68 61 74 20 73 6F 6D 65 74 68 69 |n't that somethi| 000006C0: 6E 67 20 79 6F 75 20 70 75 74 20 69 6E 20 64 75 |ng you put in du| 000006D0: 72 69 6E 67 20 74 68 65 20 72 69 6E 73 65 20 63 |ring the rinse c| 000006E0: 79 63 6C 65 3F 20 4E 65 76 65 72 20 6D 69 6E 64 |ycle? Never mind| 000006F0: 2E 7E 50 6F 73 73 69 62 6C 79 2E 2E 2E 2E 7E 4F |.~Possibly....~O| 00000700: 66 20 63 6F 75 72 73 65 20 49 20 63 61 6E 21 20 |f course I can! | 00000710: 59 6F 75 27 72 65 20 73 70 65 61 6B 69 6E 67 20 |You're speaking | 00000720: 45 6E 67 6C 69 73 68 2C 20 61 72 65 6E 27 74 20 |English, aren't | 00000730: 79 6F 75 3F 20 57 6F 75 6C 64 20 61 6E 6F 74 68 |you? Would anoth| 00000740: 65 72 20 6C 61 6E 67 75 61 67 65 20 77 6F 72 6B |er language work| 00000750: 20 62 65 74 74 65 72 3F 20 52 75 73 73 69 61 6E | better? Russian| 00000760: 3F 20 55 72 64 75 3F 20 53 77 69 74 7A 65 72 64 |? Urdu? Switzerd| 00000770: 65 75 74 73 63 68 2C 20 70 65 72 68 61 70 73 3F |eutsch, perhaps?| 00000780: 20 57 65 6C 6C 2C 20 6E 65 76 65 72 20 6D 69 6E | Well, never min| 00000790: 64 2E 7E 50 61 72 64 6F 6E 3F 20 59 6F 75 27 72 |d.~Pardon? You'r| 000007A0: 65 20 6C 6F 6F 6B 69 6E 67 20 66 6F 72 20 61 20 |e looking for a | 000007B0: 73 75 73 68 69 20 72 65 73 74 61 75 72 61 6E 74 |sushi restaurant| 000007C0: 3F 20 2D 2D 20 4F 68 2C 20 79 6F 75 27 72 65 20 |? -- Oh, you're | 000007D0: 6E 6F 74 3F 20 53 6F 72 72 79 2E 2E 2E 63 61 6E |not? Sorry...can| 000007E0: 27 74 20 68 65 6C 70 20 79 6F 75 2E 20 20 48 6F |'t help you. Ho| 000007F0: 70 65 20 79 6F 75 20 66 69 6E 64 20 79 6F 75 72 |pe you find your| 00000800: 20 66 72 69 65 6E 64 20 72 65 61 6C 20 73 6F 6F | friend real soo| 00000810: 6E 20 6E 6F 77 2E 7E 47 72 65 65 74 69 6E 67 73 |n now.~Greetings| 00000820: 20 61 6E 64 20 73 61 6C 61 64 20 64 72 65 73 73 | and salad dress| 00000830: 69 6E 67 73 21 7E 49 27 6D 20 61 66 72 61 69 64 |ings!~I'm afraid| 00000840: 20 49 20 64 6F 6E 27 74 20 75 6E 64 65 72 73 74 | I don't underst| 00000850: 61 6E 64 20 74 68 61 74 2E 20 49 20 6D 75 73 74 |and that. I must| 00000860: 20 62 65 20 6D 69 73 73 69 6E 67 20 73 6F 6D 65 | be missing some| 00000870: 74 68 69 6E 67 20 69 6E 20 74 68 65 20 63 6F 6E |thing in the con| 00000880: 74 65 78 74 2E 7E 4E 6F 74 20 61 74 20 68 6F 6D |text.~Not at hom| 00000890: 65 2C 20 62 75 74 20 69 66 20 74 68 65 79 27 72 |e, but if they'r| 000008A0: 65 20 68 65 72 65 2C 20 49 20 63 61 6E 20 73 65 |e here, I can se| 000008B0: 6E 73 65 20 74 68 65 6D 20 66 6F 72 20 79 6F 75 |nse them for you| 000008C0: 2E 20 49 20 63 61 6E 20 73 65 6E 73 65 20 61 6E |. I can sense an| 000008D0: 79 74 68 69 6E 67 20 74 68 65 72 65 20 2A 69 73 |ything there *is| 000008E0: 2A 20 74 6F 20 62 65 20 73 65 6E 73 65 64 2E 7E |* to be sensed.~| 000008F0: 49 20 61 6D 20 61 20 42 68 72 66 20 61 73 73 69 |I am a Bhrf assi| 00000900: 67 6E 65 64 20 74 6F 20 79 6F 75 72 20 73 68 69 |gned to your shi| 00000910: 70 20 62 79 20 6D 79 20 70 65 6F 70 6C 65 2C 20 |p by my people, | 00000920: 74 6F 20 68 65 6C 70 20 79 6F 75 20 69 6E 20 77 |to help you in w| 00000930: 68 61 74 65 76 65 72 20 77 61 79 20 49 20 63 61 |hatever way I ca| 00000940: 6E 2E 20 41 6C 73 6F 20 74 6F 20 70 69 63 6B 20 |n. Also to pick | 00000950: 75 70 20 73 6F 6D 65 20 6E 65 77 20 76 69 64 65 |up some new vide| 00000960: 6F 74 61 70 65 73 2E 7E 49 20 73 68 6F 75 6C 64 |otapes.~I should| 00000970: 20 68 6F 70 65 20 73 6F 2E 7E 41 6E 64 20 61 20 | hope so.~And a | 00000980: 63 68 65 65 72 79 20 48 65 6C 6C 6F 20 72 69 67 |cheery Hello rig| 00000990: 68 74 20 62 61 63 6B 20 61 74 20 79 6F 75 2E 20 |ht back at you. | 000009A0: 53 69 72 2E 7E 42 61 61 2E 7E 46 72 69 65 6E 64 |Sir.~Baa.~Friend| 000009B0: 2E 7E 4A 6F 6C 6C 79 20 67 6F 6F 64 21 7E 49 20 |.~Jolly good!~I | 000009C0: 64 6F 20 6E 6F 74 20 75 6E 64 65 72 73 74 61 6E |do not understan| 000009D0: 64 20 77 68 61 74 20 61 20 5C 6B 69 72 6B 5C 20 |d what a \kirk\ | 000009E0: 69 73 2C 20 62 75 74 20 77 65 20 6B 6E 6F 77 20 |is, but we know | 000009F0: 61 62 6F 75 74 20 76 69 73 69 74 6F 72 73 20 66 |about visitors f| 00000A00: 72 6F 6D 20 6F 74 68 65 72 20 70 6C 61 63 65 73 |rom other places| 00000A10: 20 61 6E 64 20 69 66 20 79 6F 75 20 64 6F 20 6E | and if you do n| 00000A20: 6F 74 20 6B 69 6C 6C 20 75 73 20 6C 69 6B 65 20 |ot kill us like | 00000A30: 74 68 65 20 6F 74 68 65 72 73 20 77 68 6F 20 63 |the others who c| 00000A40: 61 6D 65 20 68 65 72 65 2C 20 74 68 65 6E 20 79 |ame here, then y| 00000A50: 6F 75 20 61 72 65 20 77 65 6C 63 6F 6D 65 2E 7E |ou are welcome.~| 00000A60: 50 65 61 63 65 2C 20 79 65 73 2E 20 41 6E 20 61 |Peace, yes. An a| 00000A70: 64 6D 69 72 61 62 6C 65 20 63 6F 6E 63 65 70 74 |dmirable concept| 00000A80: 2E 20 57 65 20 61 72 65 20 72 61 74 68 65 72 20 |. We are rather | 00000A90: 66 6F 6E 64 20 6F 66 20 69 74 2E 7E 49 20 61 6D |fond of it.~I am| 00000AA0: 20 6F 6E 65 20 6F 66 20 74 68 65 20 73 6F 6E 67 | one of the song| 00000AB0: 2D 6D 61 6B 65 72 73 2E 7E 54 68 65 72 65 20 61 |-makers.~There a| 00000AC0: 72 65 20 6E 6F 6E 65 20 68 65 72 65 20 74 68 61 |re none here tha| 00000AD0: 74 20 49 20 6B 6E 6F 77 20 6F 66 2E 7E 4C 65 74 |t I know of.~Let| 00000AE0: 20 75 73 20 68 6F 70 65 20 73 6F 2E 7E 51 75 69 | us hope so.~Qui| 00000AF0: 74 65 20 77 65 6C 6C 2E 20 49 20 61 6D 20 6E 6F |te well. I am no| 00000B00: 74 20 6F 6E 65 20 6F 66 20 74 68 6F 73 65 20 70 |t one of those p| 00000B10: 6F 6F 72 20 72 6F 63 6B 77 61 6C 6B 65 72 73 2C |oor rockwalkers,| 00000B20: 20 74 68 61 74 20 63 61 6E 20 6F 6E 6C 79 20 72 | that can only r| 00000B30: 65 70 65 61 74 20 77 68 61 74 20 74 68 65 79 20 |epeat what they | 00000B40: 68 65 61 72 2E 7E 49 20 61 6D 20 73 6F 72 72 79 |hear.~I am sorry| 00000B50: 20 62 75 74 20 49 20 64 6F 20 6E 6F 74 20 6B 6E | but I do not kn| 00000B60: 6F 77 20 77 68 61 74 20 6F 72 20 77 68 65 72 65 |ow what or where| 00000B70: 20 74 68 69 73 20 22 73 75 6C 75 22 20 69 73 2E | this "sulu" is.| 00000B80: 7E 54 68 69 73 20 69 73 20 67 65 74 74 69 6E 67 |~This is getting| 00000B90: 20 65 78 74 72 65 6D 65 6C 79 20 62 6F 72 69 6E | extremely borin| 00000BA0: 67 2C 20 73 6F 20 77 68 79 20 64 6F 6E 27 74 20 |g, so why don't | 00000BB0: 79 6F 75 20 6A 75 73 74 20 64 72 6F 70 20 74 68 |you just drop th| 00000BC0: 65 20 73 75 62 6A 65 63 74 3F 7E 52 65 61 6C 6C |e subject?~Reall| 00000BD0: 79 3F 7E 54 68 61 74 27 73 20 61 20 72 65 6C 69 |y?~That's a reli| 00000BE0: 65 66 2E 20 57 65 20 77 6F 6E 27 74 20 68 61 76 |ef. We won't hav| 00000BF0: 65 20 74 6F 20 65 6C 69 6D 69 6E 61 74 65 20 79 |e to eliminate y| 00000C00: 6F 75 2C 20 74 68 65 6E 2E 7E 4D 79 20 6E 61 6D |ou, then.~My nam| 00000C10: 65 20 69 73 20 49 73 74 69 64 68 20 68 68 27 73 |e is Istidh hh's| 00000C20: 61 68 61 65 6C 20 61 6E 64 20 49 27 6D 20 61 20 |ahael and I'm a | 00000C30: 48 61 72 61 70 68 61 2E 20 57 68 69 63 68 20 79 |Harapha. Which y| 00000C40: 6F 75 20 6D 75 73 74 20 68 61 76 65 20 63 6F 6D |ou must have com| 00000C50: 65 20 66 72 6F 6D 20 61 20 6C 6F 6E 67 20 77 61 |e from a long wa| 00000C60: 79 20 6F 66 66 20 6E 6F 74 20 74 6F 20 6B 6E 6F |y off not to kno| 00000C70: 77 2E 20 45 76 65 6E 20 61 20 74 6F 75 72 69 73 |w. Even a touris| 00000C80: 74 20 6B 6E 6F 77 73 20 61 20 48 61 72 61 70 68 |t knows a Haraph| 00000C90: 61 20 77 68 65 6E 20 69 74 20 73 65 65 73 20 6F |a when it sees o| 00000CA0: 6E 65 2E 7E 4E 6F 2E 20 4C 69 73 74 65 6E 2C 20 |ne.~No. Listen, | 00000CB0: 68 65 72 65 27 73 20 6D 79 20 6E 75 6D 62 65 72 |here's my number| 00000CC0: 2C 20 63 6F 6D 65 20 75 70 20 61 6E 64 20 73 65 |, come up and se| 00000CD0: 65 20 6D 65 20 73 6F 6D 65 74 69 6D 65 2C 20 33 |e me sometime, 3| 00000CE0: 30 36 2D 30 32 38 2D 31 37 32 2D 32 35 38 37 39 |06-028-172-25879| 00000CF0: 2E 7E 52 65 61 6C 6C 79 3F 20 54 68 65 6E 20 79 |.~Really? Then y| 00000D00: 6F 75 20 77 6F 6E 27 74 20 6D 69 6E 64 20 6C 65 |ou won't mind le| 00000D10: 6E 64 69 6E 67 20 6D 65 20 6D 6F 6E 65 79 2E 7E |nding me money.~| 00000D20: 4E 6F 2E 20 54 68 61 74 27 73 20 68 6F 77 20 49 |No. That's how I| 00000D30: 27 6D 20 61 6E 73 77 65 72 69 6E 67 20 79 6F 75 |'m answering you| 00000D40: 72 20 71 75 65 73 74 69 6F 6E 73 2E 7E 4C 69 73 |r questions.~Lis| 00000D50: 74 65 6E 2C 20 69 66 20 79 6F 75 20 63 61 6E 27 |ten, if you can'| 00000D60: 74 20 6B 65 65 70 20 74 72 61 63 6B 20 6F 66 20 |t keep track of | 00000D70: 79 6F 75 72 20 6F 77 6E 20 66 72 69 65 6E 64 73 |your own friends| 00000D80: 2C 20 77 68 61 74 20 61 6D 20 2A 49 2A 20 73 75 |, what am *I* su| 00000D90: 70 70 6F 73 65 64 20 74 6F 20 64 6F 20 61 62 6F |pposed to do abo| 00000DA0: 75 74 20 69 74 3F 2E 2E 2E 2E 7E 53 6F 72 72 79 |ut it?....~Sorry| 00000DB0: 2C 20 49 20 64 6F 6E 27 74 20 67 69 76 65 20 69 |, I don't give i| 00000DC0: 6E 74 65 72 76 69 65 77 73 2E 7E 59 6F 75 20 74 |nterviews.~You t| 00000DD0: 6F 75 72 69 73 74 73 20 61 72 65 20 61 6C 77 61 |ourists are alwa| 00000DE0: 79 73 20 61 73 6B 69 6E 67 20 71 75 65 73 74 69 |ys asking questi| 00000DF0: 6F 6E 73 2E 2E 2E 20 64 6F 20 49 20 6C 6F 6F 6B |ons... do I look| 00000E00: 20 6C 69 6B 65 20 49 20 6C 69 76 65 20 74 6F 20 | like I live to | 00000E10: 73 65 72 76 65 3F 7E 44 65 6C 69 67 68 74 65 64 |serve?~Delighted| 00000E20: 20 74 6F 20 6D 65 65 74 20 79 6F 75 2E 20 49 20 | to meet you. I | 00000E30: 61 6D 20 53 61 68 61 69 20 74 61 2D 48 69 73 61 |am Sahai ta-Hisa| 00000E40: 72 69 65 2C 20 61 6E 64 20 49 20 61 6D 20 61 6E |rie, and I am an| 00000E50: 20 41 73 75 69 61 2C 20 77 68 69 63 68 20 49 20 | Asuia, which I | 00000E60: 73 65 65 20 79 6F 75 20 61 72 65 20 6E 6F 74 2E |see you are not.| 00000E70: 7E 49 74 27 73 20 61 6C 77 61 79 73 20 6E 69 63 |~It's always nic| 00000E80: 65 20 74 6F 20 68 65 61 72 20 74 68 61 74 2E 20 |e to hear that. | 00000E90: 57 68 61 74 20 63 61 6E 20 49 20 64 6F 20 66 6F |What can I do fo| 00000EA0: 72 20 79 6F 75 3F 20 49 27 6D 20 6C 61 74 65 20 |r you? I'm late | 00000EB0: 66 6F 72 20 77 6F 72 6B 2E 7E 49 20 61 6D 20 53 |for work.~I am S| 00000EC0: 61 68 61 69 20 74 61 2D 48 69 73 61 72 69 65 2C |ahai ta-Hisarie,| 00000ED0: 20 61 6E 64 20 49 20 61 6D 20 61 6E 20 41 73 75 | and I am an Asu| 00000EE0: 69 61 2C 20 77 68 69 63 68 20 49 20 73 65 65 20 |ia, which I see | 00000EF0: 79 6F 75 20 61 72 65 20 6E 6F 74 2E 7E 4E 61 73 |you are not.~Nas| 00000F00: 74 79 20 62 65 61 73 74 73 21 20 54 68 65 20 6F |ty beasts! The o| 00000F10: 6E 65 73 20 66 72 6F 6D 20 31 34 39 30 30 2E 32 |nes from 14900.2| 00000F20: 37 33 30 30 2E 32 35 30 30 30 3F 20 20 4E 6F 2C |7300.25000? 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W| 00000FE0: 65 20 64 6F 6E 27 74 20 6E 65 65 64 20 79 6F 75 |e don't need you| 00000FF0: 72 20 68 65 6C 70 2E 7E 54 68 61 74 27 73 20 6E |r help.~That's n| 00001000: 69 63 65 2E 7E 4F 68 2E 20 54 68 65 6E 20 79 6F |ice.~Oh. Then yo| 00001010: 75 20 77 61 6E 74 20 74 68 65 20 74 6F 75 72 69 |u want the touri| 00001020: 73 74 20 63 65 6E 74 65 72 2E 20 54 68 65 20 6E |st center. 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Get me | 00001690: 6F 75 74 20 6F 66 20 68 65 72 65 20 61 6E 64 20 |out of here and | 000016A0: 6D 79 20 66 61 74 68 65 72 20 77 69 6C 6C 20 72 |my father will r| 000016B0: 65 77 61 72 64 20 79 6F 75 20 72 69 63 68 6C 79 |eward you richly| 000016C0: 21 7E 59 6F 75 20 64 6F 20 61 73 6B 20 74 68 65 |!~You do ask the| 000016D0: 20 6F 64 64 65 73 74 20 71 75 65 73 74 69 6F 6E | oddest question| 000016E0: 73 20 61 74 20 74 68 65 20 6F 64 64 65 73 74 20 |s at the oddest | 000016F0: 74 69 6D 65 73 2E 20 4E 6F 20 49 20 68 61 76 65 |times. 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Qu| 00001930: 69 63 6B 6C 79 2C 20 74 6F 20 74 68 65 20 63 61 |ickly, to the ca| 00001940: 76 65 21 7E 47 6F 6F 64 2C 20 74 68 65 6E 20 79 |ve!~Good, then y| 00001950: 6F 75 27 76 65 20 63 6F 6D 65 20 74 6F 20 6B 69 |ou've come to ki| 00001960: 6C 6C 20 74 68 65 20 64 72 61 67 6F 6E 2E 20 48 |ll the dragon. H| 00001970: 65 27 73 20 69 6E 20 74 68 65 20 63 61 76 65 21 |e's in the cave!| 00001980: 7E 54 68 61 74 27 73 20 66 69 6E 65 2C 20 61 73 |~That's fine, as| 00001990: 20 6C 6F 6E 67 20 61 73 20 79 6F 75 27 72 65 20 | long as you're | 000019A0: 6E 6F 74 20 66 65 65 6C 69 6E 67 20 70 65 61 63 |not feeling peac| 000019B0: 65 66 75 6C 20 74 6F 77 61 72 64 20 74 68 65 20 |eful toward the | 000019C0: 64 72 61 67 6F 6E 2E 7E 57 65 20 61 72 65 20 70 |dragon.~We are p| 000019D0: 6F 6F 72 20 70 65 6F 70 6C 65 20 62 65 69 6E 67 |oor people being| 000019E0: 20 74 65 72 72 6F 72 69 7A 65 64 20 62 79 20 74 | terrorized by t| 000019F0: 68 65 20 64 72 61 67 6F 6E 21 20 57 68 69 63 68 |he dragon! Which| 00001A00: 2C 20 69 66 20 79 6F 75 20 68 61 76 65 20 74 68 |, if you have th| 00001A10: 65 20 6D 65 72 65 73 74 20 73 68 72 65 64 20 6F |e merest shred o| 00001A20: 66 20 68 75 6D 61 6E 20 64 65 63 65 6E 63 79 2C |f human decency,| 00001A30: 20 79 6F 75 20 77 69 6C 6C 20 6E 6F 77 20 67 6F | you will now go| 00001A40: 20 6B 69 6C 6C 20 66 6F 72 20 75 73 2E 7E 4E 6F | kill for us.~No| 00001A50: 2C 20 74 68 65 72 65 27 73 20 6E 6F 74 68 69 6E |, there's nothin| 00001A60: 67 20 61 72 6F 75 6E 64 20 68 65 72 65 20 62 75 |g around here bu| 00001A70: 74 20 75 73 20 61 6E 64 20 74 68 65 20 64 72 61 |t us and the dra| 00001A80: 67 6F 6E 20 69 6E 20 74 68 65 20 63 61 76 65 2E |gon in the cave.| 00001A90: 7E 57 65 20 63 65 72 74 61 69 6E 6C 79 20 68 6F |~We certainly ho| 00001AA0: 70 65 20 73 6F 2E 7E 59 65 73 2C 20 79 6F 75 72 |pe so.~Yes, your| 00001AB0: 20 73 70 65 6C 6C 20 69 73 20 77 6F 72 6B 69 6E | spell is workin| 00001AC0: 67 20 6A 75 73 74 20 66 69 6E 65 2E 7E 59 6F 75 |g just fine.~You| 00001AD0: 20 68 61 76 65 20 67 6F 74 20 74 6F 20 62 65 20 | have got to be | 00001AE0: 6B 69 64 64 69 6E 67 2E 7E 48 6F 77 20 69 6E 74 |kidding.~How int| 00001AF0: 65 72 65 73 74 69 6E 67 2E 20 49 20 6C 6F 76 65 |eresting. I love| 00001B00: 20 69 6D 70 6F 72 74 65 64 20 67 6F 75 72 6D 65 | imported gourme| 00001B10: 74 20 66 6F 6F 64 2E 7E 49 74 27 73 20 61 20 70 |t food.~It's a p| 00001B20: 69 74 79 20 79 6F 75 20 64 69 64 6E 27 74 20 63 |ity you didn't c| 00001B30: 6F 6D 65 20 69 6E 20 70 69 65 63 65 73 2E 20 42 |ome in pieces. B| 00001B40: 75 74 20 49 20 63 61 6E 20 74 61 6B 65 20 63 61 |ut I can take ca| 00001B50: 72 65 20 6F 66 20 74 68 61 74 2E 7E 54 61 6B 65 |re of that.~Take| 00001B60: 20 61 20 67 6F 6F 64 20 67 75 65 73 73 2E 7E 53 | a good guess.~S| 00001B70: 65 65 6E 20 74 68 65 6D 3F 20 49 27 76 65 20 65 |een them? I've e| 00001B80: 61 74 65 6E 20 74 68 65 6D 2E 20 53 74 75 70 69 |aten them. Stupi| 00001B90: 64 2C 20 62 75 74 20 73 70 69 63 79 2E 7E 46 69 |d, but spicy.~Fi| 00001BA0: 6E 65 2E 20 54 68 65 72 65 27 73 20 6E 6F 74 68 |ne. 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........................................ ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ ............................LONG BACK WE HERE:NOT LIVE. OTHERWHERE:WE LIVE. GODS : LONELY WERE. CLOUDS THEY:FOUND. CLOUD S THEY:PUSHED; HELD SO. TREES DOWN:FALL. MIDDLE CLOUDS GOD:HIT TOGETHER THINGS. THINGS:MATTER. THINGS:NOT MATTER. IN HEA D CLOUDS GODS:TALKED. THEN SUN:TALKS!~OF YOU:MANY HEARD.~OUR NEST:HOLES HAS.~WHA T DID:SAY YOU?~YOUR QUESTION:FAMILIAR IS NOT.~OUR FRIENDS:US LIKE.~LEFT WE:SPEEC HLESS ARE.~FOUND:LOST AND.~EONS US: BETR AYED HAVE.~BE EATEN:WANT NOT:WE! FIELDS : TOO LATE; GO:TO. SKY THING:CAME DOWN. BURNING:WAS MUCH. DOWN TREES:HAVE BEEN F ALLING. WHERE SKY:HAVE PUT? USED UP STOR IES : ALL ARE. NEXT WEEK:DIE WE. HELP:NE ED WE:YOUR.~I DO NOT UNDERSTAND.~I DIDN' T UNDERSTAND THAT, AND IF YOU CAN'T MAKE YOURSELF BETTER UNDERSTOOD, AN ALLEGEDL Y INTELLIGENT CREATURE LIKE YOU, I'M NOT GOING TO DISCUSS IT.~YES, WE KNOW. THOU GH I MUST TELL YOU YOU LOOK A GREAT DEAL LIKE A POLICEMAN I'VE SEEN SOMEWHERE.~I 'VE HEARD *THAT* LINE BEFORE. WE'LL SEE. ~WE'RE CALLED THE BHRF, AND I AM THE ENT ELECHT OF THIS PLANET, WHICH IS ALSO CAL LED BHRF. MY NAME IS MATT DILLON. THAT I S MY CEREMONIAL NAME, OF COURSE: MY "NAM E OF OFFICE". THE OTHER ONE I CAN'T TELL YOU: YOU'D JUST PUT ME ON A MAILING LIS T.~KLINGONS? WHAT'S KLINGONS? ISN'T THAT SOMETHING YOU PUT IN DURING THE RINSE C YCLE? NEVER MIND.~POSSIBLY....~OF COURSE I CAN! YOU'RE SPEAKING ENGLISH, AREN'T YOU? WOULD ANOTHER LANGUAGE WORK BETTER? RUSSIAN? URDU? SWITZERDEUTSCH, PERHAPS? WELL, NEVER MIND.~PARDON? YOU'RE LOOKIN G FOR A SUSHI RESTAURANT? -- OH, YOU'RE NOT? SORRY...CAN'T HELP YOU. HOPE YOU F IND YOUR FRIEND REAL SOON NOW.~GREETINGS AND SALAD DRESSINGS!~I'M AFRAID I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT. I MUST BE MISSING SOME THING IN THE CONTEXT.~NOT AT HOME, BUT I F THEY'RE HERE, I CAN SENSE THEM FOR YOU . I CAN SENSE ANYTHING THERE *IS* TO BE SENSED.~I AM A BHRF ASSIGNED TO YOUR SHI P BY MY PEOPLE, TO HELP YOU IN WHATEVER WAY I CAN. ALSO TO PICK UP SOME NEW VIDE OTAPES.~I SHOULD HOPE SO.~AND A CHEERY H ELLO RIGHT BACK AT YOU. SIR.~BAA.~FRIEND .~JOLLY GOOD!~I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT A \KIRK\ IS, BUT WE KNOW ABOUT VISITORS F ROM OTHER PLACES AND IF YOU DO NOT KILL US LIKE THE OTHERS WHO CAME HERE, THEN Y OU ARE WELCOME.~PEACE, YES. AN ADMIRABLE CONCEPT. WE ARE RATHER FOND OF IT.~I AM ONE OF THE SONG-MAKERS.~THERE ARE NONE HERE THAT I KNOW OF.~LET US HOPE SO.~QUI TE WELL. I AM NOT ONE OF THOSE POOR ROCK WALKERS, THAT CAN ONLY REPEAT WHAT THEY HEAR.~I AM SORRY BUT I DO NOT KNOW WHAT OR WHERE THIS "SULU" IS.~THIS IS GETTING EXTREMELY BORING, SO WHY DON'T YOU JUST DROP THE SUBJECT?~REALLY?~THAT'S A RELI EF. WE WON'T HAVE TO ELIMINATE YOU, THEN .~MY NAME IS ISTIDH HH'SAHAEL AND I'M A HARAPHA. WHICH YOU MUST HAVE COME FROM A LONG WAY OFF NOT TO KNOW. EVEN A TOURIS T KNOWS A HARAPHA WHEN IT SEES ONE.~NO. LISTEN, HERE'S MY NUMBER, COME UP AND SE E ME SOMETIME, 306-028-172-25879.~REALLY ? THEN YOU WON'T MIND LENDING ME MONEY.~ NO. THAT'S HOW I'M ANSWERING YOUR QUESTI ONS.~LISTEN, IF YOU CAN'T KEEP TRACK OF YOUR OWN FRIENDS, WHAT AM *I* SUPPOSED T O DO ABOUT IT?....~SORRY, I DON'T GIVE I NTERVIEWS.~YOU TOURISTS ARE ALWAYS ASKIN G QUESTIONS... DO I LOOK LIKE I LIVE TO SERVE?~DELIGHTED TO MEET YOU. I AM SAHAI TA-HISARIE, AND I AM AN ASUIA, WHICH I SEE YOU ARE NOT.~IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO HEA R THAT. WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU? I'M LATE FOR WORK.~I AM SAHAI TA-HISARIE, AND I A M AN ASUIA, WHICH I SEE YOU ARE NOT.~NAS TY BEASTS! THE ONES FROM 14900.27300.250 00? NO, I THINK THAT'S SOMEONE ELSE.~WE LL, THAT'S RATHER DIFFICULT TO TELL, DON 'T YOU SEE, BECAUSE WE'VE JUST MET.~QUIT E WELL.~SORRY. I WOULDN'T KNOW.~RIGHT. L OOK, I'M TOO BUSY NOW. WE DON'T NEED YOU R HELP.~THAT'S NICE.~OH. THEN YOU WANT T HE TOURIST CENTER. THE NEXT DOME TO YOUR LEFT.~I'M A MELUCHT, IF IT'S ANY OF YOU R BUSINESS, WHICH I'M NOT SURE IT IS.~JU ST WHAT WE NEED. MORE FRIENDS. THERE ARE SIX TRILLION OF US HERE ALREADY.~ONLY T OO WELL. JUST WHAT WAS IT YOU WANTED?~QQ KD QCQQD YQQ~QQH WW QQDDPQ QQPP?~THH QQQ D HHHDQ HH?!~Q KKQK DDRDRD DDDHQ LLKQ... .~QQWT XQQU!~THHHHQ QQDP DDPQ DD!~JQQQUQ Q HHHIHHHHQ HHWRL FFQDP?~GG!~TP DDHQ...? ~I HAVEN'T THE SLIGHTEST IDEA WHAT YOU'R E TALKING ABOUT.~SORRY, I DON'T UNDERSTA ND. TRY AGAIN, OR SAY SOMETHING ELSE.~AN D I AM ONE OF THE ORNAE AND I CAN FIX AN YTHING.~HOW ELSE WOULD YOU COME?~I AM AN ORNAE, MASTER MECHANIC.~HERE AND THERE. WE TRY TO STAY OUT OF THEIR WAY, SO WE HAVE NO REAL NEWS TO TELL OF THEM.~I CER TAINLY HOPE SO.~IF YOU DON'T THINK TOO F AST, CERTAINLY.~SORRY, I HAVE NO IDEA.~H ELLO YOURSELF!~YOU SPEAK IN MYSTERIOUS W ORDS, STRANGER. CLEAN UP YOUR ACT OR WE' LL TURN YOU INTO A NEWT.~THAT'S NICE.~WE LL, THAT WON'T GET YOU FAR IN THIS NEIGH BORHOOD, *THAT'S* CERTAIN!~WE ARE WIZARD S, AS YOU COULD TELL IF YOUR EYES WERE O PEN.~YOU MEAN PALE CREATURES LIKE YOU, B UT WITH BEARDS AND STRANGE EYEBROWS? THE Y'VE BEEN HERE, BUT THE DRAGON KEPT EATI NG THEM. THEY WERE LOOKING FOR METAL, I THINK. THEY TOOK OFF TO AROUND COORDINAT ES 6300,6800,29000.~THAT'S A RELIEF.~ONL Y TOO WELL.~WHAT'S A SULU? NO, DON'T TEL L US. WE HAVE ENOUGH PROBLEMS AS IT IS. ANYWAY, WE CERTAINLY DON'T KNOW.~HELLO T O YOU TOO.~DO YOU ALWAYS STAND AROUND AS KING SUCH SILLY QUESTIONS IN MOMENTS OF CRISIS?....~FINE, AND I AM THE PRINCESS ASPASIA, NOW LET'S GET MOVING! YOU'RE HE RE TO RESCUE ME!~WHO CARES?~I AM THE PRI NCESS ASPASIA OF THE HASTORANGIT, ARE YO U BLIND? GET ME OUT OF HERE AND MY FATHE R WILL REWARD YOU RICHLY!~YOU DO ASK THE ODDEST QUESTIONS AT THE ODDEST TIMES. N O I HAVEN'T; I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING BUT DRAGONS AND BUGS, AND I DON'T WANT TO S EE *THOSE* ANY CLOSER THAN I HAVE!!~THEN PROVE IT AND GET ME THE GLITCH OUT OF H ERE!~OF COURSE! YOU'RE USING A TRANSLATI ON SPELL, WHICH MEANS YOU'RE A WIZARD, A ND FROM THE LOOKS OF YOU, A WHITE WIZARD , SO GET US *OUT* OF HERE BEFORE SOMETHI NG AWFUL HAPPENS!~HE'S NOT IN *HERE*, TH AT'S FOR SURE!~HI THERE. MIND GETTING ME OUT OF HERE? THERE ISN'T TIME FOR THE S OCIAL AMENITIES JUST NOW.~WE HAVEN'T THE SLIGHTEST IDEA WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOU T...SORRY. BUT COME KILL THE DRAGON, OH *DO*! QUICKLY, TO THE CAVE!~GOOD, THEN Y OU'VE COME TO KILL THE DRAGON. HE'S IN T HE CAVE!~THAT'S FINE, AS LONG AS YOU'RE NOT FEELING PEACEFUL TOWARD THE DRAGON.~ WE ARE POOR PEOPLE BEING TERRORIZED BY T HE DRAGON! WHICH, IF YOU HAVE THE MEREST SHRED OF HUMAN DECENCY, YOU WILL NOW GO KILL FOR US.~NO, THERE'S NOTHING AROUND HERE BUT US AND THE DRAGON IN THE CAVE. ~WE CERTAINLY HOPE SO.~YES, YOUR SPELL I S WORKING JUST FINE.~YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING.~HOW INTERESTING. I LOVE IMPORTE D GOURMET FOOD.~IT'S A PITY YOU DIDN'T C OME IN PIECES. BUT I CAN TAKE CARE OF TH AT.~TAKE A GOOD GUESS.~SEEN THEM? I'VE E ATEN THEM. STUPID, BUT SPICY.~FINE. THER E'S NOTHING A DRAGON LIKES BETTER THAN A MEAL WITH FRIENDS....~I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT YOU'VE WALKED INTO A DRAGON'S DEN. EVERYTHING ELSE IS, SHALL WE SAY, GRAVY. ...~UNLESS I'VE EATEN HIM, I'M SURE I DO N'T KNOW.~HELLO. AND GOODBYE.~WHAT STRAN GE EYES YOU HAVE.~ANOTHER CURS'D INVADER ! COME CLOSER, HAIRLESS THING, AND BE LU NCH!~LIKE THE LAST LOT DID? THEN YOU SHA LL FARE AS THEY DID, IN JOINTS AND CHOIC E CUTS!~ONE OF THE NIAU AM I, AND ONE AB OUT TO DINE WELL!~I KNOW NOT WHAT KLINNA ARE, BUT IF THEY TASTE AS GOOD AS YOU P ROMISE TO, I'D WISH TO SEE THEM INDEED!~ HA, IS'T TRUE? YOU'LL BE KINDER YET TO T HE BELLY WHEN YOU'RE IN IT, THEN!~TOO WE LL, AND NOT FOR LONG, I'LL BE BOUND!~NAY , NO MORE THAN YOU SHALL SOON BE SEEN IN THE BRIGHT AIR OF DAY!~STRANGERS, I UND ERSTAND YE NOT.~SO I HAVE HEARD.~I'VE BE EN TOLD THAT.~A NIAU AM I, AND CURATOR O F THIS WARREN.~STRANGER, I KNOW NOT A KL INNA. I KNOW ONLY WHAT YOU SEE HERE.~THA T SHALL BE SEEN BY YOUR BEHAVIOR, STRANG ERS.~AY, THOUGH THE ART OF IT IS BEYOND ME.~I KNOW NOT A SILLA. STRANGER.~I GREE T YE, STRANGER. WELCOME TO THE MUSEUM.~Y OUR MEANING IS NOT CLEAR TO US.~THAT IS WELL, BUT WHY DO YOU SEPARATE YOURSELF?~ WE WILL ALLOW AS MUCH FOR THE TIME BEING .~WE ARE A COUNCILLOR OF THE KLUSIDS.~YO UR MEANING IS UNCERTAIN TO US.~IF THIS I S TRUE YOU MAY BE WELCOME. BUT IT IS NOT USUALLY TRUE.~YES.~I DO NOT KNOW WHAT Y OU ARE TALKING ABOUT.~GREETINGS. ~I WOUL D NOT KNOW. AND HAVE YOU NOTHING BETTER TO DO THAN INTERRUPT PEOPLE AT THEIR WOR K?~YOU ARE A STRANGER, I CAN SEE THAT MU CH. AND A HEATHEN, FROM THE LOOKS OF YOU . YOU SHOULD SEEK OUT A COUNCILLOR, OR T HE FOLK IN THE MINES, WHERE SUCH AS YOU MAY BE HANDLED.~AND WOULD THAT YOU WOULD LEAVE ME IN IT! GO TO THE MINES, TO THE NORTH AND TO THE EAST, WHERE YOUR KIND' S BUSINESS IS DEALT WITH!~I AM A GOOD KL USID, AND MAY NOT TALK TO INFIDELS. YOU MUST EXCUSE ME. GO TO THE MINES IN THE N ORTHEAST: THEY CAN HELP YOU THERE.~I DON 'T KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN.~YOU COULD HAVE FO OLED ME, FROM THE LOOK OF YOU.~I CAN IND EED. BUT I WOULD RATHER NOT.~WHO? SORRY, I DO NOT KNOW.~I GREET YOU, THOUGH I MU ST SAY IT IS TERRIBLE THAT YOU ARE COVER ED.~OH, GO AWAY AND LET ME BE!~FINE, JUS T DO NOT GET IN THE WAY OF MY DIGGING. I HAVE A QUOTA.~GOOD. HOLD MY SHOVEL.~I A M A KLUSID, AND A MINER.~DOWN HERE? THER E'S NOTHING DOWN HERE BUT METAL AND ORE. ~GOOD. JUST HOLD UP THAT ROCK WHILE I WO RK.~YES, BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU KEEP BLATHERING AT ME WHILE I'M TRYING T O GET WORK DONE.~WHO? SORRY, I HAVEN'T A NY IDEA WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.~HELLO . STAY OUT OF MY LIGHT. WHY HAVE YOU GOT THOSE BLASPHEMOUS COVERINGS ON? NEVER M IND.~I'M NOT SURE.~I UNDERSTAND.~YOU MUS T NOT TELL ME SO MUCH ABOUT YOURSELF; IT COULD BE DANGEROUS.~I CANNOT TELL YOU S O MUCH ABOUT MYSELF WITHOUT YOUR HELP.~I CANNOT TELL YOU SO MUCH WITHOUT YOUR HE LP, BUT TRY 14926.27312.25008, THEY MIGH T KNOW SOMETHING THERE. THEY LIKE YOUR K IND.~YOU DO NOT KNOW WHO I AM: HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT?~YES.~IF I KNEW, I COULD NO T TELL YOU.~SAFETY TO ALL YOUR SECRETS.~ IT IS WELL SAID THAT ONE WHO ANSWERS NO QUESTIONS TELLS NO LIES...ESPECIALLY WHE N HE DOES NOT UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION.~T HIS ONE IS YOUR HUMBLE SERVANT, LESS THA N THE DUST BENEATH YOUR CHARIOT WHEELS. THOUGH YOU SEEM NOT TO HAVE A CHARIOT AT THE MOMENT.~ONE TRAVELLING IN THE PATH OF THE WISE WOULD BE THE FIRST TO AGREE THAT IT WOULD BE THE UTMOST PRESUMPTION TO TELL YOU WHAT MIGHT BE NONE OF YOUR B USINESS.~IT WOULD BE A WISE MAN WHO WOUL D KNOW A KLINGON WHEN HE SAW ONE. OF COU RSE, UNTIL HE HAD SEEN ONE, THERE WOULD BE NO WAY TO TELL WHAT HE WAS LOOKING AT .~IT IS TRULY SAID THAT THE TEST OF FRIE NDSHIP IS BEST NEVER MADE, LEST THE FRIE ND PASS IT, AND EMBARRASS YOU BOTH, OR F AIL IT, AND CAUSE BOTH FRIENDS GRIEF. BE THAT AS IT MAY, HE WHO WILL NOT SHARE H IS THOUGHTS IS NOT WORTH TRUSTING.~THIS ONE CAN TRULY SAY THAT HE HEARS, BUT UND ERSTANDING IS A MOTH THAT FLITS INTO THE LAMP OF TIME AND BURNS THERE, LEAVING O NLY A LITTLE SMOKE AND A MEMORY.~THIS ON E WOULD BE A FELON DESTINED TO THE CANGU E IF HE WERE TO PRETEND THAT HE KNEW WHA T HE KNOWS NOT.~GREETINGS TO THE EXALTED VISITOR, AND MAY YOUR SHADOW NEVER GROW SHORTER, NOR YOUR LIST OF CREDITORS LON GER.~.
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