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Seed of the Dreamers by
Emil Petaja
PROLOGUE
The mind-link complete, Cell 88881 4 gave the proper cerebral salutation
to his superior, High Cell 7 2, then downed vibration and awaited his
instructions. He must not allow his impatience with time-honored
formality to filter out; or, if it did, he must keep it at the absolute
minimum.

We of Yonder are one mind, when one mind suits.*

*"Yonder" is not, of course, the true logical name the mind-link race
gives to its galaxy. Read on.

Truth is truth. Our ancient cells wandered in darkness and
bewilderment, pondering out their stark individualisms, finding their
way miraculously to the stars of Yonder, until the ways of Touching and
Blending were revealed. From that time we were One. There was no
further need for emotion. Absolute logic was achieved and, with it, all
the stars within our galaxy.

Truth is truth, Cell 88881 4. Truth is that absolute logic not
achievedтАФnot quite. We make no pretense to perfection. We doubt if
there is such a thing anywhere in the totality of time and space. Nor is
the untidiness of emotion entirely absent from our cells. Youthful cells
express it in their impatience to reach out and do things which are
beyond their capabilities or in vulgar displays associated with the
ceremonies of fission.

We loathe all emotion. We are contemptuous of it. We stifle it within
ourselves and weed it from our star seedlings as soon as they have
reached cerebral maturity.

Truth is truth. Now, Cell 88881 4, we must discuss the matter of your
single-cell voyage of star seeding this new galaxy. You are one of our top
seeders and yetтАФ

I am the top star-seeder, if I may say so!

You may not say so. Furthermore, refrain from using the pronoun "I."
It is both archaic and an embarrassment to The Mind. Were it not for
mind-link and the knowledge, the technology, the science, the value