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smiled back. The brilliant linguist had made the initial breakthrough
that had enabled them to crack the primary Landaeniv language
sooner than anyone had expected. But they both knew that
MiralannтАЩs hobby was the truly eccentric one of military history.
тАЬWell, possibly,тАЭ Varien allowed. тАЬBut I can certainly appreciate
his professional achievement. Throughout the voyage here, IтАЩve
been force-feeding myself that awful language. Of course, sleep-
teaching devices are no substitute for actual practiceтАжтАЭ
And, Aelanni knew, they exacted a price. She looked again at
VarienтАЩs haggard face. тАЬFather! At your ageтАж !тАЭ
тАЬThereтАЩs no alternative,тАЭ Varien said harshly. тАЬI must be able to
communicate with them. So must we allтАж although the rest of you
can take it at a saner pace. And there is no time to be lost. As soon
as your ships can be ready, we must depart for Landaen.тАЭ
AelanniтАЩs gaze drifted upward to the bright yellow-white star again.
She had been there, almost a year before. тАЬYes, Landaen,тАЭ she said
somberly. тАЬItтАЩs seemed to dominate our destinies, hasnтАЩt it? I
remember when you were almost ready to make it, and the entire

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Lirauva Chain, public knowledge. But then we found out about the
Landeniv, and we all agreed that the secret would have to be kept a
little longer. There was no predicting how people would react to the
news that we had discovered the one, single thing that we had
known we would never discover: another race of humans!тАЭ
Silence descended again. Trust Aelanni to say it openly and
unflinchingly, Varien thought. She was right, of course. The social
consequences of blurting out upon the datanets the great
contradiction their earliest probing of Landaen had revealedтАФthe
starkly impossible which was also starkly factualтАФwere
unpredictable. Varien and the group of brilliant people he had
gathered around him might think of themselves as fearless
iconoclasts; but they were, inescapably, Raehaniv. Uncontrollable,
unmanageable change was, simply, bad. So it had been for centuries.
Varien also looked up at the yellow-white star, and the skin at the
nape ot his neck prickled.
тАЬWell.тАЭ He spoke a little more loudly than necessary, straightening
his cloak. тАЬWhatever my reasonsтАФand I seem to recall hearing the
term тАШchildish secretivenessтАЩ from you at the beginningтАФit is
fortunate that I kept the knowledge to myself. For it is now the one
advantage we have over the Korvaasha. We must make what use of
it we canтАФfor we, here, are now acting for our entire race. As
quickly as possible, we must depart LirauvaтАж but no.тАЭ He smiled,
seeking to lighten the mood. тАЬI must practice my Landaeniv, and
broaden my vocabulary. What do the Landaeniv call Lirauva? They
must have a name for this systemтАФitтАЩs one of the brighter stars in
their night skies.тАЭ