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I posed as a relative and tried to claim his body for the burial ceremony observed on that cultural level, but was told that it had been completely destroyed by fire when the fuel tank of this automobile burned. I was given certain of his effects which had passed through the fire; I found his sigil concealed inside what appeared to be a cigarette case." I POSED AS A RELATIVE AND TRIED TO CLAIM HIS BODY FOR THE BURIAL CEREMONY OBSERVED AT THAT CULTURAL LEVEL BUT WAS TOLD THAT IT HAD BEEN COMPLETELY DESTROYED BY THE FIRE WHEN THE FUEL TANK OF THIS AUTOMOBILE BURNED I WAS GIVEN CERTAIN OF HIS EFFECTS WHICH HAD PASSED THROUGH THE FIRE I FOUND HIS SIGUIL CONCEALED INSIDE WHAT APPEARED TO BE A CIGARETTE CASE
f. "What does that fool think we have a Paratime Code for?" he demanded. "It's entirely illegal to transpose any extraterrestrial animal or object to any time-line on which space-travel is unknown. I don't care if he is a green-seal thavrad; he'll face charges, when he gets back, for this!" "He _was_ a green-seal thavrad," Verkan Vall corrected. "And he won't be coming back." "I hope you didn't have to deal summarily with him," Tortha Karf said. "With his title, and social position, and his family's political importance, that might make difficulties. Not that it wouldn't be all right with me, of course, but we never seem to be able to make either the Management or the public realize the extremities to which we are forced, at times." He sighed. "We probably never shall." Verkan Vall smiled faintly. "Oh, no, sir; nothing like that. He was dead before I transposed to that time-line. He was killed when he wrecked a self-propelled vehicle he was using. One of those Fourth Level automobiles. IS CIVILIZATION IN CULTURE LEVEL EVER PERMITTED HIMSELF WHAT DOES THAT FOOL THINK WE HAVE A PAIRTIME CODE FOR HE DEMANDED IT'S ENTIRELY ILLEGAL TO TRANSPOSE ANY EXTRATERRESTRIAL ANIMAL OR OBJECT TO ANY TIME LINE IN WHICH SPACE TRAVEL'S UNKNOWN I DON'T CARE IF HE IS A GREEN SEAL THAVRAD HE'LL FACE CHARGES WHEN HE GETS BACK FOR THIS HE WAS A GREENSAIL SALVRAD VERKANVALL CORRECTED AND HE WON'T BE COMING BACK I HOPE YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO DEAL SUMMARILY WITH HIM TORTHA KAR SAID WITH HIS TITLE AND SOCIAL POSITION HIS FAMILY'S POLITICAL IMPORTANCE THAT MIGHT MAKE DIFFICULTIES NOT THAT IT WOULDN'T BE ALL RIGHT WITH ME OF COURSE BUT WE NEVER SEEMED TO BE ABLE TO MAKE EITHER THE MANAGEMENT OR THE PUBLIC REALIZE THE EXTREMITIES TO WHICH WE ARE FORCED AT TIMES HE SIGHED WE PROBABLY NEVER SHALL VERKAN VALL SMILED FAINTLY OH NO SIR NOTHING LIKE THAT HE WAS DEAD BEFORE I TRANSPOSED TO THAT TIME LINE HE WAS KILLED WHEN HE WRECKED A SELF PROPELLED VEHICLE HE WAS USING ONE OF THOSE FOURTH LEVEL AUTOMOBILES
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