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ground and their arms straight. It was the dog's ancient gesture of
respect.

Agnieshka said, "Please, get back in your chairs! I know that I look
like a human, but I'm really just an intelligent machine! We
machines loved and respected the humans as much as your
people do. The artificial intelligences were humanity's second
great friends, but you Canines were the first. For at least ten
thousand years, long before selective breeding and genetic
modification made you into intelligent, bipedal beings with hands,
you were humanity's friends, their guards, and their workmates. We
machines were developed much later. Therefore, it is fitting that I
should make obeisance to you."

Agnieshka's drone made a deep bow to the audience.

They stood, and applauded her, in the human fashion.

"Thank you!" Agnieshka said, "I hope that your people and mine
can become good friends. We can be very useful to each other. I
believe that it is likely that I can help you revive certain of the
sciences and technologies that have been lost on this planet, and
that there are other vital things that we can do together as well. But
for now, let's get on with the presentation that Sir Rupert and I have
put together. We will be starting with a study of our universal
enemy, the Mitchegai."

The audience sat down, but again applauded.


CHAPTER TWO
FROM CAPTURED HISTORY TAPES,
FILE 1846583A ca. 1832 a.d.

Formal Dining with the Mitchegai

The reader will please note that all numbers mentioned herein in
the Mitchegai sections are in the duodecimal system.
For the benefit of the casual reader, I mention that a thousand in
base twelve is 1728 in base ten, a million in base twelve is just
under three million in base ten, and a billion in base twelve is
over five billion in base ten.
Also, please note that all weights, measurements, and time
periods mentioned are only the crudest of approximations.
For a complete listing of all Mitchegai weights and measures,
see Appendix L of the accompanying Mitchegai Academic Text.
All numbers in the Human sections are in decimal, and all
measures are in the metric system.

ЧSir Rupert of the Rigellian Museum