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1、ExcerptfromthespeechbyHadiBenottoannouncingthediscoveriesatDar-es-BalatontheplanetofRakis:ITNOTonlyismypleasuretoannouncetoyouthismorningourdiscoveryofthismarvelousstorehousecontaining,amongotherthings,amonumentalcollectionofmanuscriptsinscribedonriduliancrystalpaper,butIalsotakeprideingivingy
2、ouourargumentsfortheauthenticityofourdiscoveries,totellyouwhywebelievewehaveuncoveredtheoriginaljournalsofLetoII,theGodEmperor.First,letmerecalltoyouthehistoricaltreasurewhichweallknowbythenameofTheStolenJournals,thosevolumesofknownantiquitywhichoverthecenturieshavebeensovaluableinhelpingustou
3、nderstandourancestors.Asyouallknow,TheStolenJournalsweredecipheredbytheSpacingGuild,andthemethodoftheGuildKeywasemployedtotranslatethesenewlydiscoveredvolumes.NoonedeniestheantiquityoftheGuildKeyandit,anditalone,translatesthesevolumes.Second,thesevolumeswereprintedbyanIxiandictateloftrulyancie
4、ntmake.TheStolenJournalsleavenodoubtthatthiswasinfactthemethodemployedbyLetoIItorecordhishistoricalobservations.Thirdandwebelievethatthisisequalinportenttotheactualdiscovery,thereisthestorehouseitself.TherepositoryforthesejournalsisanundoubtedIxianartifactofsuchprimitiveandyetmarvelousconstruc
5、tionthatitissuretothrownewlightonthehistoricalepochknownas"TheScattering."Aswastobeexpected,thestorehousewasinvisible.ItwasburiedfardeeperthanmythandtheOralHistoryhadledustoexpectanditemittedradiationandabsorbedradiationtosimulatethenaturalcharacterofitssurroundings,amechanicalmimesiswhichisno
6、tsurprisingofitself.Whathassurprisedourengineers,however,isthewaythiswasdonewiththemostrudimentaryandtrulyprimitivemechanicalskills.Icanseethatsomeofyouareasexcitedbythisaswewere.WebelievewearelookingatthefirstIxianGlobe,thenoroomfromwhichallsuchdevicesevolved.Ifitisnotactuallythefirst,webelie
7、veitmustbeoneofthefirstandembodyingthesameprinciplesasthefirst.Letmeaddressyourobviouscuriositybyassuringyouthatwewilltakeyouonabrieftourofthestorehousepresently.Wewillaskonlythatyoumaintainsilencewhilewithinthestorehousebecauseourengin
