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Tensions were high for a decade, and in the following segregation, the peoples of the earth lost their personal connection with their enemies, and, as always happens, ceased to view them as equals, but instead as evil ones bent on their destruction. TENSIONS WERE HIGH FOR A DECADE AND IN THE FOLLOWING SEGREGATION THE PEOPLES OF THE EARTH LOST THEIR PERSONAL CONNECTION WITH THEIR ENEMIES AND AS ALWAYS HAPPENS CEASED TO VIEW THEM AS EQUALS BUT INSTEAD AS EVIL ONES BENT ON THEIR DESTRUCTION
," I replied in a humble, questioning manner, "And yet they seem to me to be passive, secondary differences, the kind that result in a conflict of subtle disagreements here and there, argued over dessert like tariffs or taxes, not at all violent. How is it that they take such a prominent role in everyday life that they can only be resolved by force? What is it that takes it from the fireside to the battlefield?" Here I was slightly taken aback by the expression on Bernibus' face, it was one of surprise mingled with apprehension and questioning. He said, "Then you do not know?" "Know what?" He laughed, "I take it you do not." Becoming solemn again, he continued, "Our land, Daem is on the edge of ruin, and has been for all of my life and those of many generations before me. About 530 years ago there was a great war on earth, one in which no restraint was used, no mutually assured destruction, for nuclear weapons came into the hands of those who cared not for any life, not even their own. EGIN TO SEE THE DIFFERENCES I REPLIED IN A HUMBLE QUESTIONING MANNER AND YET THEY SEEM TO ME TO BE PASSIVE SECONDARY DIFFERENCES THE KIND THAT RESULT IN A CONFLICT OF SUBTLE DISAGREEMENTS HERE AND THERE ARGUED OVER DESSERT LIKE TARIFFS OR TAXES NOT AT ALL VIOLENT HOW IS IT THAT THEY TAKE SUCH A PROMINENT ROLL IN EVERYDAY LIFE THAT THEY CAN ONLY BE RESOLVED BY FORCE WHAT IS IT THAT TAKES IT FROM THE FIRESIDE TO THE BATTLEFIELD HERE I WAS SLIGHTLY TAKEN ABACK BY THE EXPRESSION ON BONABAS'S FACE IT WAS ONE OF SURPRISE MINGLED WITH APPREHENSION AND QUESTIONING HE SAID THEN YOU DO NOT KNOW KNOW WHAT HE LAUGHED TAKE IT YOU DO NOT BECOMING SOLEMN AGAIN HE CONTINUED OUR LAND DAM IS ON THE EDGE OF RUIN AND HAS BEEN FOR ALL MY LIFE AND THOSE OF MANY GENERATIONS BEFORE ME ABOUT FIVE HUNDRED THIRTY YEARS AGO THERE WAS A GREAT WAR ON EARTH ONE IN WHICH NO RESTRAINT WAS USED NO MUTUALLY ASSURED DESTRUCTION FOR NUCLEAR WEAPONS CAME INTO THE HANDS OF THOSE WHO CARED NOT FOR ANY LIFE NOT EVEN THEIR OWN
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