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It is plain to see that he desires to rule the Green Star, and our welfare does not concern him." IT IS PLAIN TO SEE THAT HE DESIRES TO RULE THE GREEN STAR AND OUR WELFARE DOES NOT CONCERN HIM
so freely. Withhold the sap, and your Thinking Ones may go to the Green Star itself to rule over its Lords. They are desperate. Their emissaries may even now be on the way to beg your pleasure. Speak, Thinking Ones! Would ye not rule the Green Star?" * * * * * But the chiefs failed to become enthused. One of them rose and addressed the Plutonian: "O Lord of the Outer Orbit! For near one full phase have ye dwelt among us. And well should ye know we have no desire for conquest. We fear to go to the Green Star to rule." "Then let me rule for ye!" exclaimed the Plutonian instantly. "My brothers will abide with ye as your guests--shall see that ye receive a fair reward for the white sap; and I will convey your commands to the Lords of the Green Star." The Old Wise One raised his withered hands, so that the uncertain twittering of voices which followed the Plutonian's suggestion subsided. "My children," piped the feeble old voice, "the Black Lord has spoken cunning words, but they are false. LESS TREASURES FOR THE SAP YE GIVE THEM SO FREELY WITHHOLD THE SAP AND YOUR THINKING ONES MAY GO TO THE GREEN STAR ITSELF TO RULE OVER ITS LORDS THEY ARE DESPERATE THEIR EMISSARIES MAY EVEN KNOW BEYOND THEIR WAY TO BEG YOUR PLEASURE SPEAK THINKING ONES WOULD YE NOT RULE THE GREEN STAR BUT THE CHIEFS FAILED TO BECOME ENTHUSIASTIC ONE OF THEM ROSE AND ADDRESSED THE PLUTONIAN O LORD OF THE OUTER ORBIT FOR NEAR ONE FULL PHASE HAVE YE DWELT AMONG US AND WELL SHOULD YE KNOW WE HAVE NO DESIRE FOR CONQUEST WE FEAR TO GO TO THE GREEN STAR TO RULE THEN LET ME RULE FOR YE EXCLAIMED THE PLUTONIUM INSTANTLY MY BROTHERS WILL ABIDE WITH YE AS YOUR GUEST SHALL SEE THAT YE RECEIVE A FAIR REWARD FOR THE WHITE SAP AND I WILL CONVEY YOUR COMMANDS TO THE LORDS OF THE GREEN STAR THE OLD WISE ONE RAISED HIS WITHERED HANDS SO THAT THE UNCERTAIN TWITTERING OF VOICES WHICH FOLLOWED THE PLUTONIAN SUGGESTION SUBSIDED MY CHILDREN PIPED THE FEEBLE OLD VOICE THE BLACK LORD HAS SPOKEN CUNNING WORDS BUT THEY ARE FALSE
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