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of several arms. Apparently this other planet was located on the opposite side of our galaxy, on one of the other arms. : Is there anything special about this planet that it was chosen as the stagingarea? It is simply one planet of many. Each planet would in turn have an area designated as the staging area or arrival and departure area. This is not a central planet in thisregion. Thisis simply one staging area of many on the different planets. Then allthe planets that belong to this-whatwould we callit, afedera- tion orsomething? They allhave the same symbol ofunity? That would be as close a translation as would be possible. Then these dignitariestravel to each of these plants that belong to that allianceorfederation? moo . m tae . 4 . _ . 1 That is accurate. They exist in mutual support and trust and are not of your like nature, as these are most gentle civilizations and live not in fear of attack from their neighbors. For they have developed and evolved far beyond that level at which one would find violence, intentional violence. Is this why ourEarthis not includedin this allianceyet? The alliance is somewhat local. It would be as if neighbors banded together to form an alliance. Earth could not be consid- ered a neighbor as it would be most distant from this area. It's more orless like the UnitedNations, isn'tit? That is a very accurate analogy, on a planetary level. What do these dignitarieslo when they arrive at these different places? Again, there is much commerce and trade in many areas, such as in the scientific communities where information is shared freely. And so it would be as scientists traveling from one planet to another to share scientific discoveries, for example. These are races which are governed and have a government setup which is not greatly unlike some governments found on your planet. Rather more like tribal governments than your democratic gov- ernments, however. I thought they soundedsimilar to ambassadors. They take informationor things bach to theirpeople But as scientiststhey would havemoreknowl- edge than the averageambassador. And they allshare these discoveries? That is accurate. They work conjointly in many areas and in endeavors which would further advance their civilizations. Areafor the Dignitaries 175 D: That's something that we would like to have on earth, but it seems there