Chapter 102
"There is someone else who wants to see you. An Earthman—or at least a member of one of the Settler worlds, a descendant of Earthpeople." "Tell him," said Nora, "that neither Earthpeople nor their Settler descendants are allowed on Aurora and send him away. Why do I have to see him?" "Unfortunately, madam, in the last two centuries the balance of power has shifted somewhat. These Earthpeople have more worlds than we have—and have always had a far larger population. They have more ships, even though those are not as advanced as ours, and because of their short lives and their fecundity they are apparently far readier to die than we are." "I don't believe that last." Mandamus smiled tightly. "Why not? Eight decades mean less than forty do. In any case, we must treat them politely—far mor
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