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1、FIRSTLENSMANFIRSTPUBLISHED-FantasyPresshardbound,1950BYE.E.“DOC”SMITHCHAPTER1Thevisitor,makinghiswayunobservedthroughthecrowdedmainlaboratoryofTheHill,steppeduptowithinsixfeetofthebackofabigNorwegianseatedataneleotrono-opticalbench.Drawinganautomaticp
2、istol,heshottheapparentlyunsuspectingscientistseventimes,asfastashecouldpullthetrigger;twicethroughthebrain,fivetimes,closelyspaced,throughthespine."Ah,GharlaneofEddore,Ihavebeenexpectingyoutolookmeup.Sitdown."Blonde,blue-eyedDr.NelsBergenholm,complet
3、elyundisturbedbythepassageofthestreamofbulletsthroughhisheadandbody,turnedandwavedonehugehandatastoolbesidehisown."Butthosewerenotordinaryprojectiles!"thevisitorprotested.Neitherperson--orrather,entity--wasintheleastsurprisedthatnooneelsehadpaidanyatt
4、entiontowhathadhappened,butitwasclearthattheonewastakenabackbythefailureofhismurderousattack."Theyshouldhavevolatilizedthatformofflesh--shouldatleasthaveblownyoubacktoArisia,whereyoubelong.""Ordinaryorextraordinary,whatmatter?Asyou,intheguiseofGrayRog
5、er,toldConwayCostiganashorttimesince,'Ipermittedthat,asademonstrationoffutility.'Know,Gharlane,onceandforall,thatyouwillnolongerbeallowedtoactdirectlyagainstanyadherentofCivilization,whereversituate.WeofArisiawillnotinterfereinpersonwithyourproposedco
6、nquestofthetwogalaxiesasyouhaveplannedit;sincethestressesandconflictsinvolvedarenecessary--and,Imayadd,sufficient--toproducetheCivilizationwhichmustandshallcomeintobeing.Therefore,neitherwillyou,oranyotherEddorian,sointerfere.YouwillgobacktoEddoreandy
7、ouwillstaythere.""Thinkyouso?"Gharlanesneered."You,whohavebeensoafraidofusforovertwothousandmillionTellurianyearsthatyoudarednotletusevenlearnofyou?SoafraidofusthatyoudarednottakeanyactiontoavertthedestructionofanyoneofyourbuddingCivilizationsuponanyo
8、neoftheworldsofeithergalaxy?Soafraidthatyoudarenot,evennow,meetmemindtomind,butinsistupontheuseofthisslowandunsatisfactoryoralcommunicationbetweenus?""Eitheryourthinkingisloose,confused,andturbid,whichIdonotbelievetobethecase,oryouaretryingtol
