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1、PartheniansRevealedExcerptsfromthepublishedjournalofAlasDrom,Aquamancerandscholar,Isalisborn,Cymrilresiding:WithourJovan'letoverifyourobservations,wemaynowdisabuseourcolleaguesandsomeofthemoreopen-mindedoftheuneducatedmassesoftheirunfoundedassumptionsregardingthebeingsknownastheParthenians.Truly,the
2、ArchaenCodexprovidedusallwithknowledgethatmayhaveremainedotherwiseundiscoveredforyetuntoldcenturies;nevertheless,theGreatDisasteraffectedusallinwaystheCodexcouldneverpredictnorexplain,andthisisnolessafactfortheNeurians'greatestcreations.Wemustallbegratefulthatoneaslearnedandproficientasourselveshash
3、adtheunexpectedfortunetobegiventheopportunitytostudydirectlythelivesandwaysoftheseautomatons.Tocommence,wemustprotestthatthemoniker"Parthenian"isintruthamisnomer;theisleofPartheneisneithertheplaceoforiginnortheresidenceofthispeople(andwefeelconfidentusingthatterminreferencetothemdespitetheirunnatura
4、loriginandmechanicalbasis).Instead,thisislandisbutawaystationandaplaceofgathering;thetruehomeoftheParthenians,moresothanevenforourownrace,istheocean.ItisafactthatmostoftheautomatonsvisitParthenebutrarely,oftennomorefrequentlythantheyearlygatheringofcommerce,atwhichinformationandgoodsareliberallyexch
5、angedfortheadvancementofall.ThePartheniansarearaceofgreatknowledgeandinsatiablecuriosityintheirpersonalandquitelimitedfieldsofexpertise;theirsenseofmorality,however,isasarchaicastheirlanguage,whichonlythemostdedicatedscholaroflinguisticscanyetinterpret.Ofcourse,forusthiswassomethingofablessing,asifn
6、otforthePartheniansunquestioningacceptanceofslavery,wewouldneverhavecometoknowthemaswenowdo.OfthecircumstancesbywhichourformerKangmasterssawfittosellusasbutamereoarsmanforaPartheniantrireme,wewillonlysaythatinretrospect,wewerehastyinourresponsetothatignorantdoltoflizard,despitehisobviouslackofrespec
7、tandprivacy.Asifanymattershewishedustodivineweremoreimportantthanourownresearch.Butwedigress...Oneofourpurchasers,whomwewouldcometoknowasAr'naDebak'ne,wouldlatertellusthatwewerethefirstdiscoverednotof