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 Quiteright, hesaidchee rfully. Weassumedyo
uwouldn tbecomehystericalatthefact,i twasoneo fyourchiefattractions. He
wavedagreen
handtowardthebookshelvesgluttedwithsciencefictionmagazinesandnovels.
MiltK lowitzstruggledtomaintain
thepoisewithwhichhehadbeencredited.Heloweredhimself
intotheoppositechairandfranklystared.
 Itwasourbe liefthatanEarthmansteepedinthefantast icliteratureofyourer
awouldbemost easilyapproached. Judging fromy our reaction, I wouldsay that
ourc onfidencewasjustified.
 Where? Miltsaid. Thestrangledwordwasonlythebeginningofh
isquestion,butthegreenman seemedtocomprehend.
 From a world whosename you wou ldn tknow , aw
orldnotinyoursolarsystemorastronomicaltables. A world,I
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mightadd,whichhasbecomeincreasinglyconcernedwith yourbehavior.
 Me? M iltsa id, looking injured.
 Oh, not youpersonally.Yourspecies. Wehavebeensendingen voystosu
rveythesituationw ithsomeregularity.Thei rreportshavedeterminedourdecision.
 Decisionabout what?
Thegreenmanrecrossedhislegs. Aboutwhethero r not yourd abblingsin atomicener
gy constitute anysortof threatto our safety.Ourpeople getve ry nervousabout
thatsort of thing.
 Andwhat, Miltsaid,sw allowingaboulder,  haveyoudecided?
 That you areathreat.
 Arewhat?
 A threat.Averyconsiderablethreat.N otin your ownsh
ortlifespan,perhaps,butwithinour own. For thatreason, ourCouncilof
Eldershaswiselydec idedtoel iminatethethreat beforeit becomes reality. Wethink
of itasasor t ofvaccination;ap reventativemeasure.
 Buthow?
 Simple.Bydestroyin
gyourplanet.Inamatterofsixhyppecs...I msorry, thegreenmanaddedapologetically,
reckonedinEarthtime,thatwouldbeexactlytwoweeks.
Milt felth isspineturn intoalemonp
opsicle.Wasthispossible?Couldthisconceivablyb ehappenin
g?Tohim?ToMiltKlowitz,whohad neverin hiswildest...
He knew hehad tos aysomething:itwas histurn. It was onlyac roak,but itstarte
dhim going.
 Th-th-thisisprettyoldstuff,y know.
Thegreenmanlookedconcerned. Oh?
Miltfeltathomenow.Thiswashisdepth,hisstrata...Greystroke was the firs tt
ousetha tidea. Back inthe1700s,a long inthere.AndtherewasMauroisandVerne,rough
lyspeaking,andWe lls,an doh,all themodern boysuseitregularly.It saclichby
now.Wh ye ven--
Thegreenmancuthimoffwithafacingpalm.
 I takei t, hesaidstiffly,  thatyou are trying
totellmethattheconceptofyourplanet being dealt withinsu ch a mannerh
asbeenexploredinyour tribal literature?
Miltn oddedslowly,nolonger sureofh imself.
 I m reallyquitesurprisedatyou,Mr.Klowitz.F romourreport,youwerelabeledade
finite subject for this; very
lowsurprisethresholdandall.Butyourincredulityseemstonegateourfindings.
PerhapsI dbettermovealong.... He beganto rise.
 Waitasecond, Miltbegan.
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 I wasgoingt o offer youthe opportunityt o besurvivornumberone
, thegreenmantossedoffregretfully,headingfo rthedoor , bu
tyouseemtoprefertoperishwiththerestofyourrace.Well,therearethreeotherpossibili
tiesonmyl ist.
Hishandwasonthedoorknob.
 Hey!Stop !Iwant to tal kt oyou! Milt p leaded,see ingh
islifegoingoutthedoor. Thegreenmanpaused. Wait?Whatfor?
 Well,I mean, gee,I mean,can t a guy findita littleweirdto haveamanf
romsomeotherp lanet in hisliving room,and--
 Someotherislanduniverse, the greenmancorrectedincisively.
 Yeah,sure,that swhatImean, Miltmumbled. Look,wh ydon tyo
ugivemeanotherchance. Youunderstand.Iw asalittlerocked, that sall--
Thegreenmanhesitated,andpursedhisfulllips.
 Well. Nowyous oundmorelikethemanin thereport. Hetookhis chair again,withdrew
anodd metalcardandtappeditwith ane venodders tylus. Now, hesaid, asifex
aminingag rocery list, if wecan arrangeforyouandy our matetobeatth
eappointedplace--
 What sthat?
 Isaid,ifwecanarrangeforyourmateandyourself toa rriveat th e rendezvous point
whereour vessel canpickyouup--
 Whatmate?I mabachelor:  I beg yourpardon?
 Abachelor.Single.Free.Unfettered.I mnotmarried.
 Idon tunderstand. Thegreenman seyesblinked,andthe blob of anose qui vered. I
understood f romourenvo
ysthattheentirespecieswaspaired.Twosexes:oneman,onewoman.Itisyourb reeding
technique.
 That strue,allright.Onl yId on thaveanymate,notyet.Maybenever.So wed on t
haveto worry aboutthat.
Thegreenmansighedfromthedepthsofhisbody.Heshookhisheadslowly,andbe
gantoriseto hisfeetwithanexpressivefrownofdispleasureandmelancholy.
 Whereareyougoing?
 IwishIcouldhaveavoidedthis,butIseet hatIc annot. In aturally assumedyouw
ouldhavea mate; we believed itwastheuniversalprincipleony ourplanet.
AndIamunderst rictorderstobringbacka pair.
 Butw aitami nute--
 I ms orry. TheCouncil wasmosts pecific. Onepair of Earthlings,
maleandfemale.I cannot, asyoumightsay,breaku ptheset.
Hestartedforthedoo r,andagainMiltsawthee
ndoftheworldinhisgesture.Hegrabbedforthe greenman sarm andpulledhimb ack
intotheroom.
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 Youcan tmeanthat!Youcan tjustwalkout ofhere thisway--
 I havemy orders, thevisitorsaidgravely.
 ButI ll get a mate. Ip romise!I ll get onesoon!
 I hardlythink--
 So helpmeI will! Miltletthehysteria takeover; hewastiredof holding itdo wn.
 I llgetam ate right away.You llsee. A genuineEarth-typemate--
 I m afraidthere s hardlyenought ime.Ify ouwille xcuse me.
 Justgivemeachance.Aweek--afewdays--
Thegreenmanhesitated,andthe hesitationg aveMilth ope. A fewda ys? the
visitorsa idmildly.
 Exactlyhowmanydays?
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