Rediscovery
“The situation had been debated, and the verdict was in; Cottman IV had been given a status by the Terran Empire, and against all hope, it was one that pleased both Elizabeth and David and Captain Gibbons—though not Ryan Evans. Elizabeth Lorne took a certain enjoyment in Evans’ sour face when the verdict was posted.
Not Closed—which meant that everyone would have had to wind up projects, collect anything of Terran origin, pack up, reenter the ship, and leave. But not Open either, which would hav...e left the natives and the fragile world at risk of damaging exploitation. Instead, the world had been granted the seldom-used designation of Restricted. MacAran had expressed some surprise when he’d seen the status, and so had Britton, who had muttered something about “never in my time…” In fact, it was so seldom used that Elizabeth had not been aware that it even existed, and had to look it up.
What she found there made her feel like cheering.
A Restricted world was one with severe limitations on the amount of trade and contact that could be made with the natives.MoreLess
Not Closed—which meant that everyone would have had to wind up projects, collect anything of Terran origin, pack up, reenter the ship, and leave. But not Open either, which would hav...e left the natives and the fragile world at risk of damaging exploitation. Instead, the world had been granted the seldom-used designation of Restricted. MacAran had expressed some surprise when he’d seen the status, and so had Britton, who had muttered something about “never in my time…” In fact, it was so seldom used that Elizabeth had not been aware that it even existed, and had to look it up.
What she found there made her feel like cheering.
A Restricted world was one with severe limitations on the amount of trade and contact that could be made with the natives.MoreLess
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