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surroundings. They are at the foot of the Cheval Blanc peak. The leader of the mission is OEOE 95, son of OEOE 91. A telepathic dialogue takes place: Woman - Our leader OEOE 95 has something to say. Oeoe 95 - Our telemetric apparatus is not mistaken. This planet could be a twin of UMMO, similar mass, similar diameter, similar atmospheric composition, though the biological explosion here seems more important. There are more species, both animal and vegetable, than on our planet at home. some plants. OEOE 95 - Bring the atomic disintegrators from the ship and we will excavate a provisional shelter. 4 Scene already in the interior of the excavated refuge. The ship that brought them is parked in a hiding place near the top of Cheval Blanc PeW, invisible to sight. It is day and the expeditionaries leave their excavated shelter with prudence. They advance slowly and cautiously along the slope of the mountain studying everything with great curiosity, until they arrive at a meadow where cows are grazing. OEOE 95 and his companions contemplate with stupifaction the ruminants, animals completely unknown to them. Soon from beyond a rock comes an Earth boy about 11 years old, the shepherd who has been tending the heard of cows. Surprised, he looks at the strange Ummites, making a visor with his hands to see better in the bright sunlight. The expeditionaries imitate the gesture thinking it is some form of greeting, much surprised in their turn. The encounter is repeated within the next few days. The boy takes the extraterrestrials as simply strangers, and When they ask him to say the names of various objects that they have indicated the herdsman is enchanted to become their teacher. In this way they learned the first rudiments of the French language of Earth. One day they brought the boy a page of newspaper that they had encountered, and he read it to them with some difficulty. The affairs were such that OEOE 95 decided to send the three ships of the expeditionary force back to UMMO. The ships rose majestically into the night sky and disappeared, passing into another dimension. The expeditionary team remained on Earth free to pursue their own opportunities. 5 Night scene of migrant workers dormitory(sovesal). Ummnite expeditionary enter the dormitory Wile all the workers are asleep and obtain samples of terrestrial objects and things for examination in their 22 He advances several paces and examines in turn and recognizes the features of