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And then, instead of beating their brains about _where_ their specimen came from, they'll begin asking _when_ it came from. They're quite capable of such reasoning, even now." "A hundred years isn't a particularly long time," Tortha Karf considered. AND THEN INSTEAD OF BEATING THEIR BRAINS ABOUT WHERE THEIR SPECIMEN CAME FROM THEY'LL BEGIN ASKING WHEN IT CAME FROM THEY'RE QUITE CAPABLE OF SUCH REASONING EVEN NOW A HUNDRED YEARS ISN'T A PARTICULARLY LONG TIME TORITHARKARV CONSIDERED
ector really has an expanding culture. A hundred and fifty years ago, the inhabitants of this particular time-line didn't even know how to apply steam power; now they've begun to release nuclear energy, in a few crude forms." Tortha Karf whistled, softly. "That's quite a jump. There's a sector that'll be in for trouble, in the next few centuries." "That is realized, locally, sir." Verkan Vall concentrated on relighting his pipe, for a moment, then continued: "I would predict space-travel on that sector within the next century. Maybe the next half-century, at least to the Moon. And the art of taxidermy is very highly developed. Now, suppose some farmer shoots that thing; what would he do with it, sir?" Tortha Karf grunted. "Nice logic, Vall. On a most uncomfortable possibility. He'd have it mounted, and it'd be put in a museum, somewhere. And as soon as the first spaceship reaches Venus, and they find those things in a wild state, they'll have the mounted specimen identified." "Exactly. NDING CULTURES AND THIS EUROPAL AMERICAN SECTOR REALLY HAS AN EXPANDING CULTURE A HUNDRED AND FIFTY YEARS AGO THE INHABITANTS OF THIS PARTICULAR TIME LINE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO APPLY STEAM POWER NOW THEY'VE BEGUN TO RELEASE NEW CLEAR ENERGY AND A FEW CRUDE FORMS TORITHA KARF WHISTLED SOFTLY THAT'S QUITE A JUMP THERE'S A SECTAR THAT'LL BE IN FOR TROUBLE IN THE NEXT FEW CENTURIES THAT IS REALIZED LOCALLY SIR VERKAN VALL CONCENTRATED ON RE LIGHTING HIS PIPE FOR A MOMENT THEN CONTINUED I WOULD PREDICT SPACE TRAVEL ON THAT SECTOR WITHIN THE NEXT CENTURY MAYBE THE NEXT HALF CENTURY AT LEAST TO THE MOON AND THE ART OF TAXIDOR MEANS VERY HIGHLY DEVELOPED NOW SUPPOSE SOME FARMER SHOOTS THAT THING WHAT WOULD HE DO WITH IT SIR TOWARD THE KARV GRUNTED NICE LOGIC BALL ON A MOST UNCOMFORTABLE POSSIBILITY HE'D HAVE IT MOUNTED AND BE PUT IN MUSEUM SOMEWHERE AND AS SOON AS THE FIRST SPACESHIP REACHES VENUS AND THEY FIND THOSE THINGS IN A WILD STATE THEY'LL HAVE THE MOUNTED SPECIMEN IDENTIFIED EXACTLY
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