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"Your civilization was long ago and had not developed it yet." "That has perplexed me, now that you mention it," I said, "Onan seemed to mean that I was going back in time to help my ancestors, but you say that I went forward, that I am one of the ancients." YOUR CIVILIZATION WAS LONG AGO AND HAD NOT DEVELOPED IT YET THAT HAS PERPLEXED ME NOW THAT YOU MENTION IT I SAID ONON SEEMED TO MEAN THAT I WAS GOING BACK IN TIME TO HELP MY ANCESTORS BUT YOU SAY THAT I WENT FORWARD THAT I AM ONE OF THE ANCIENTS
 we heard a low, hollow grumbling, like the shaking of some building or foundation. He looked in my direction for a moment with an alarmed countenance, before I said defensively, "Tis but my stomach." "Then we must get you some victuals," he laughed, "And I have just the thing to satisfy you and keep you so for a day or more: some mirus. It is our traditional energy food, for though its taste is bitter, its after-life is pleasant." "And what is food except a servant to the body?" I said, "Let us eat." "Very well," he replied. And eat we did, for it was brought by a food service Canitaur on a tray, and I was surprised to see that it was a mixture of broccoli, spinach, and mushrooms, with a flavorless, glowing sauce. He was right, incidentally, for it was both bitter before and pleasant after its consumption. "I know of the solids, but what is this sauce?" I asked of him. "Carbon," he replied. I looked at him and questioned, "Pure carbon? I have never heard of its having this use before. ROOM I LOOKED AT BONABAS YET BEFORE EITHER OF US COULD SPEAK WE HEARD A LOW HOLLOW GRUMBLING LIKE THE SHAKING OF SOME BUILDINGS ORATION HE LOOKED IN MY DIRECTION FOR A MOMENT WITH AN ALARMED COUNTENANCE BEFORE I SAID DEFENSIVELY TIS BUT MY STOMACH THEN WE MUST GET YOU SOME VICTUALS HE LAUGHED AND I HAVE JUST THE THING TO SATISFY YOU AND KEEP YOU SO FOR A DAY OR MORE SOME MIRUST IT IS OUR TRADITIONAL ENERGY FOOD FOR THOUGH ITS TASTE IS BITTER ITS AFTER LIFE IS PLEASANT AND WHAT IS FOOD EXCEPT A SERVANT TO THE BODY I SAID LET US EAT VERY WELL HE REPLIED AND EAT WE DID FOR IT WAS BROUGHT BY A FOOD SERVICE CANATOR ON A TRAY AND I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE THAT IT WAS A MIXTURE OF BROCKELLAI SPINACH AND MUSHROOMS WITH A FLAVOURLESS GLOWING SAUCE HE WAS RIGHT INCIDENTALLY FOR IT WAS BOTH BITTER BEFORE AND PLEASANT AFTER ITS CONSUMPTION I KNOW OF THE SALADS BUT WHAT IS THIS SAUCE I ASKED OF HIM CARBON HE REPLIED I LOOKED AT HIM AND QUESTIONED PURE CARBON I NEVER HEARD OF ITS HAVING THIS USE BEFORE
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