Bayley, Barrington J. - The Star Virus by Bayley Barrington J

Author:Bayley, Barrington J. [Bayley, Barrington J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2011-10-30T15:43:59+00:00

"Not now, but I was once. I left because the thinking of the other members does not meet my vigorous standards."

"But you are asking them for help now."

"Seffatt's help."

Rodrone felt his dislike of the Streall bubbling up. "Tell me," he said nastily, "what did it feel like to be part of something inimical to all humanity?"

"Persons and feelings are not relevant to knowledge. Truth is relevant."

They must certainly have got to you, Rodrone thought. He knew now what was so odd about Sinnt. His inhuman streak came from his being tainted with Streall thought.

Sinnt coughed, glanced at a clock on the wall. A high-pitched whistle sounded from a tiny speaker, and he manipulated levers.

"That's the society now. Right on time."

Into the room came five men, dressed identically in sober charcoal-colored garments that followed the contours of the body elegantly but unobtrusively. They all wore matching hats with stiff curly brims.

"Hello, Sinnt," said the leader in lisping, prissy tones. "You're not as much of a renegade as you thought, then."

Sinnt introduced them to Rodrone, then led the way to the laboratory and showed them the lens. "Well," he said gruffly, "there it is."

"Very pretty, too. Seffatt says we are to take it to the temple."

"Is that necessary?" Sinnt said uneasily. "I was hoping he would inspect it remotely and… make suggestions."

"Hopes do not make intentions, Sinnt," the other said, in a voice which led Redrone to believe he was quoting a litany.

"I'm sorry," the scientist said more firmly, "but I do not intend that the lens should leave this building."

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