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SON OF THE SUN the opportunity that had been hers in picking him up from earth and escorting him to their space ship, Andromeda. The experience, she assured him, had elevated not only him, but had also lifted her another rung on the ladder of learning. “Tam going now to see our entire trip reviewed by recording. A group of our peers waits to review it with me. Among them will be Lyra, Orion, Neptune. Saturn also will be present.” As she spoke the name “Saturn,” the crowed pealed a melodic song. The mention of his name enraptured these people. Vega walked away with her escort, and as she did so, some girls touched her clothing gently in admiration as she walked by them. Girls will be girls, thought Adam, the universe over. He followed, with his guide holding his hand as they walked, much like happy ted The children. “You need not name me, Adam,” said his guide. “You will meet too many ofus to recall each by name. You are not gifted at Ws recalling names, so do not even try. “Saturn is our chief here on the ship Andromeda. His name and 1 . a re? 1 c the ship’s name, as you know, are so given merely for your benefit. His name suggests the planet of your own solar system. It represents the beautiful symbol of the atom, hydrogen. It is also the symbol of the universal systems after their attainment to perfect symmetry. Our chief is that to us, so the name you give him fits well. “On Andromeda, there are one thousand of our peers. The rest of us, nearly five hundred thousand, are what you might call retarded ones, still having much to learn to reach the peers’ status. Just call us the regulars, as you already have been advised. Our peers seek much deeper insight and knowledge than we regulars, but all of us are as yet learning, and we love the motivation of learning. The regulars have much more to learn than the peers, so we seem to evolve at a faster pace to you. However, we are aware that what to us is yet mystery is to our peers elementary 1 14 knowledge. “For instance, a child appears to have a more aggressive initiative to learn than an adult. This is no reflection on the 80 inherent intellect of either. Individual purpose is what matters.