“Survey shows our action units capable of destroying all sapient cultures with minimum damage to environment within three cycles.X 0Action units are prepared to meet this deadline.0 &It is necessary to review purpose.& XWhat point? It will only delay our mission.X 0In fact, may imperil our mission. More time provides the enemy opportunity to formulate resistance. There are a number of ancient sites in this Cluster remaining operative, and should their technology be employed against us—0 &Error. ...You have permitted the means to become the end. Herein lies potential disaster. Do you not perceive why?& XIs there some trap we have not properly researched that could reverse the outcome?X 0Some enemy military capacity we have underestimated? A secret weapon?0 &Pay attention. There is a trap, and there is an enemy—but both are within our own formation. You have lost perception of our actual mission. It is not to overwhelm alien species or to seek new enemies or to promote higher technology; those Cluster species are very like ourselves.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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