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contacted And yourshipis one ofmany thattakes these things orwhat? These are a fleet ofships from this particular unit. For the ships are part of an expeditionary force whosejob is exactly this: To travel to those planets which are in line for the bequeathal of life, or that have reached the status of a life-bearing planet. For there are rules and regulations which must be followed, and these are part of those rules and regulations. : Butyou have nothing to do with the makingofdecisions. That is correct, for the gathering is merely done by those in one tiny facet of the whole picture. That is theirjob and nothing more. Canyou give mea descriptionofwhat the crewmen look like as they come from theforest? We wish not todetail that at this time, for that would preprogram the listeners to think that all may look as this, which is certainly not the case. For there are many races which are, in human terms, extreme in appearance, to both extremes. So we wish not to preprogram one description as representing all. For much information is to be given which will later describe many indi- vidual forms ofphysical stature. It is not appropriate at this time. : In thepast whenyou have talked ofpeoplefrom otherplanets, you have given me descriptions. That is correct, but the sessions were closed and were rather limited in scope. We, however, are not in that environment now and so we must take these precautions. : Allright. | willabideby yourjudgment.-Canyou tell me what happens as you watch the scene? The samples are gathered and are placed in cylindrical contain- ers and are then packaged and sent to the scout ship. From there they are transported to the mothership. From there they are transported to the relay station which is at the, quote, unquote, ‘Territorial Headquarters" for this part of the galaxy. They are then transported via ... cosmic UPSs, if you wish to call it that (laughter from the group) to the central universe where they are examined and a determination made. D: That's quite afew different places thatit has to go to. P: We ask that you look at your own society and you will see the same in many areas. For your society is merely a reflection of that which is on a universal scale. D: Well, they took samples ofthe soil and vegetation. What about the airor things like that? Is thatimportant too? The Explorers 129