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<p>&ldquo;Yes, precisely what I was thinking. Well considered. I thank you for your openness.&rdquo;</p> <p>&ldquo;Yes, precisely what I was thinking. Well considered. I thank you for your openness.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Turun Ka lifted its snout. &ldquo;We have passed the point where conversations must wait. All topics are open. First, however, recorder Codrin Bălan,&rdquo; Turun Ka said, swiping a hand through the air to produce a sheet of paper. &ldquo;Please send this to Castor by the usual mechanism without encryption, after you have all authenticated the message with a personal detail to ensure that this is a mutual decision. You may send those signatures encrypted.&rdquo;</p> <p>Turun Ka lifted its snout. &ldquo;We have passed the point where conversations must wait. All topics are open. First, however, recorder Codrin Bălan,&rdquo; Turun Ka said, swiping a hand through the air to produce a sheet of paper. &ldquo;Please send this to Castor by the usual mechanism without encryption, after you have all authenticated the message with a personal detail to ensure that this is a mutual decision. You may send those signatures encrypted.&rdquo;</p>
<p>True Name accepted the sheet, thought for a moment, and then scribbled a short note on the bottom. She handed the sheet to Codrin, who did similar.</p> <p>True Name accepted the sheet, thought for a moment, and then scribbled a short note on the bottom. She handed the sheet to Codrin, who did similar.</p>
<p>When it arrived before him, Tycho frowned. What could he possibly write that would ensure that Tycho#Artemis that the letter was verifiable. He looked around at the other emissaries, nodded, and wrote: &ldquo;Remember what True Name said to you in the field: He may know the law of all things yet be ignorant of how We are working to completion, working on from then till now.&rdquo;</p> <p>When it arrived before him, Tycho skimmed through the letter: &ldquo;Both parties&hellip;agreed&hellip;fifthrace&hellip;welcome&hellip;&rdquo; followed by a few blocks of unsettled text that he supposed must be the signatures of the Artemisians and the other two emissaries before him.</p>
<p>What could he possibly write that would ensure that Tycho#Artemis that the letter was verifiable. He looked around at the other emissaries, nodded, and wrote: &ldquo;Remember what True Name said to you in the field: He may know the law of all things yet be ignorant of how We are working to completion, working on from then till now.&rdquo;</p>
<p>He passed the note on to Sarah, who fixed her signature and handed it back to Codrin. Ey held it briefly, looking to be deep in thought, then nodded. &ldquo;It has been sent, leader Turun Ka.&rdquo;</p> <p>He passed the note on to Sarah, who fixed her signature and handed it back to Codrin. Ey held it briefly, looking to be deep in thought, then nodded. &ldquo;It has been sent, leader Turun Ka.&rdquo;</p>
<p><em>It&rsquo;s done,</em> Tycho thought, struggling to manage further unnamed emotions. *</p> <p>&ldquo;Tycho,&rdquo; True Name said, loud enough for all to hear. &ldquo;Do you remember the poem I quoted to you the night of first contact?&rdquo;</p>
<p>He nodded.</p>
<p>&ldquo;The final two lines of the fourth stanza are the most commonly quoted: Though my soul may set in darkness, it will rise in perfect light; I have loved&ndash;&ldquo;</p>
<p>&ldquo;I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night,&rdquo; he finished, grinning. &ldquo;That was the last thing I said to myself before uploading. It&rsquo;ll definitely be the last thing I&rsquo;ll say before I leave Castor.&rdquo;</p>
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