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types which would be totally unknown here on Earth. There are ample crops grown, for many are offarmer nature who raise the vegetables. We don't eat meat atall. This is simply not done. It would be considered unhealthy to eat meat, so we eat only a wee ete Ata vegetarian diet. : Do they drink liquids? Yes. There are, for instance, some plants which give off a liquid which isa very nourishing treat or substance. This is a plant, not acounterpart, but it is an analogy of the way we receive milk from cows here. It is a fluid which is derived from a plant and is very tasty. : But the only buildingmaterialsthatyou use arethose thatareminedfrom theground? There is the equivalent ofglass. There is electrical wiring and its conductors. There is a conductor which is not copper but which serves the purpose very well. Copper is not used on this planet. It is not available in the quantities to make it useful. Copper would be a somewhat semi-precious metal and would be for 1 ’ 1 you use asa conductor? Again, aluminum would be aclose analogy; however, it is not an equal analogy. Itwould be close. It is avery common metal. It is used in much of the industry on the planet because of its com- bined attributes of lightweight, malleability and plentifulness. He had been so open in supplying information on such a variety of subjects that I was surprised by his reaction to my next question, one which Iwould consider quite mundane. D: Doyou havefurnitureas we know it? P: (Pause) This is not a suitable area of discussion. Simply because of the wish to censor some material which would be uncomfort- This seemed strange to censor material dealing with furniture. I could not imagine what would be uncomfortable about such an ordinary topic. _ ; The Strange City 33 decoration only. D. 1 see, then you use electricitWould there be an equivalentofthe metal 11-9 able to translate. D: Hmm. Iwonder why itwould be uncomfortable? Doyou know?