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He shook his head, both amused and fond, and turned to his own book, failing to
wonder about somebody who'd kill someone for them.
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The questioner asked what the point is of all this living, dying, and being
reborn, and the lessons learned in the process. In other words, why, ultimately,
was the Earth School created? And why did we choose to matriculate in it? I
don't know the answers to those questions. Much about the TaoтАФGod, if you
willтАФis beyond human comprehension.


First Human Forum speech by
Ngunda Aran, at the National Press Club
in Washington, D.C.




On their first morning at the Cote, all four Shoreffs ate breakfast at their own table in
the dining hall. Then Ben left to report at the finance office and meet his new boss,
while Lee walked to school with her daughters. Susan Klein was Becca's teacher. Lee
stayed awhile to observe, and left encouraged. She couldn't dismiss the possibility of
cult indoctrination, but at least the classroom was well-equipped, and the people
seemed rational and competent.


She'd discovered that her new home had utilitarian tableware and linens, adequate till
her own arrived. But while everything seemed clean, she went from school to the
commissary, and bought cleaning supplies. The rest of the morning she spent doing
laundry and dishes, washing down kitchen surfaces, and writing a list of groceries and
supplies for the commissary to pick up for her.


As Lee cleaned already clean shelves, and put things away, she wondered why the
Cote was so large. What sort of operation was this that took so many people to
operate? Why was it located in the middle of nowhere? And who had paid for it?


All those things, she supposed, would start to clarify during her orientation that
afternoon.
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The girls arrived home at twelve, and walked with their mother to the dining hall to
eat lunch with Ben. Again the food was excellent. The main course was a vegetable-
pasta casserole, and fried chicken. There was also sandwich material, salad makings,
a limited fruit buffet, cider, and hot water for one's choice of instant hot drinks. After
lunch, the girls walked themselves back to school, about which they'd spent much of
lunchtime chattering.