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104 at first. the with Greater interaction intervening in powers THE ALLIES OF HUMANITY — THE SIXTH BRIEFING Though our race was united, unlike your own, we began to be wholly dependent upon the new technology and opportuni- ties that were being presented to us. And yet as this occurred, there was a shift in the center of power. We were becoming the clients. The visitors were becoming the providers. As time went on, terms and restrictions were placed upon us, subtly Our religious focus and beliefs were also influenced by the visitors, who showed interest in our spiritual values but who wished to give us a new understanding, an understand- ing based upon the collective, based upon the cooperation of minds thinking alike in unison with each other. This was pre- sented to our race as an expression of spirituality and achievement. Some were persuaded, and yet because we were well advised from our allies beyond our world, allies such as ourselves, we began to mount a resistance movement and over time were able to force the visitors to leave our world. Since that time, we have learned a great deal about the Greater Community. The trade that we maintain is very selec- tive, with only a few other nations. We have been able to avoid the collectives, and that has preserved our freedom. And yet our success was difficult to achieve, for there were many of us who had to die in the face of this conflict. Ours is a story of success, but not without cost. There are others in our group who have experienced similar difficulties in their Community. And yet because we eventually learned to travel beyond our borders, we gained alliance with one another. We were able to learn what spirituality means in the Greater