Chapter 19The community grew and prospered. The world they had landed on was, despite its aboriginal inhabitants, rich in many resources and, in places, very beautiful. The four main bases were expanded and several others of various sizes established as the population increased.
Taithur’s exhortation to the travellers that they should end their years of self-imposed restraint and begin having children again may have been open to debate on moral grounds, but it chimed with the mood of the people and they set to with a will.
Jion was fascinated by the behaviour of his own tribe. “It gives one a great deal to ponder,” he said, studying a batch of population statistics. “These figures are remarkable. What a pity we can’t set up a properly controlled experiment.” He rubbed his chin thoughtful
