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The dry voice, far away, got an ironic
tone to it.
"I had not thought you gone so far into human
behavior, my son, as to begin indulging in "small
talk' with me."
Spook held himself quite still for a moment, then said,
"Father, I rarely hear from you by voice transmission
unless either you or Mother is not well. Therefore my
logic is intact for the moment."
There was a moment of stillness on the other end as
well. "That line of reasoning is justifiable,"
Sarek said. "However, your mother and I are bath in good
health."
"Then I would assume that your call has something
to do with the vote that took place on Vulcan this
morning."
"You have had the news?"
"No. But it seems a reasonable assumption.
What was the result?" "In favor of considering
secession,-Jour thousand three hundred fifty-one
to fifteen hundred twelve."
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SPOCK'S WORLD
Spock sat for a moment and let one level of his
disr attention flicker back to the British
Isles, contemplating a low pressure area moving
slowly toward the Midlands. There was another small
low hovering over
" the Borders that made it difficult to tell
whether the first would head north or south. At any
rate, it was surely raining in the Cotswolds
"Then they have certainly called for you to return home
and speak for the secessionists," Spock said. Another
pause. "They have. More: T'Pau did."
"And will you?"
A much longer pause. "My son, you know my
reasons. his
Spock was silent too, for a moment, regarding a
band of cloud over Ayrshire. "Too well, my
father," he said. "But you must do your conscience's work."
"So must you. The Council has called for your
testimony as well."
j Spock considered what this was going to mean to the
Enterprise's liberty schedule and experienced a a
moment of regret, which he swiftly put aside.
"I should have expected that," he said.. "Noted. I
will make the necessary notifications here and advise Star
were' fleet . . . though I think I know what they will
do."
"Agreed. 1 will see you at home, my son.