CHAPTER 11 - "WORLDS APART" There
was complete quiet when Eamm rose to speak. Apparently Daley's words had both
intimidated them and roused their curiosity. Knowing they had no alternative but
to remain, they sat like stoics ready to hear the worst, even though many doubted
the truth of what they had heard.
"Thank you for being here," Eamm began.
"We know how difficult it is for you to believe what you're hearing. On my planet,
Marrias, I am one of the elected leaders of our civilization. We have what you
might consider a democracy, but no individual has power as you define it here.
Instead, leadership comes with the duty of service to the greater community. ..We
are a God fearing people. We marry one partner for life. Our life span is approximately
200 years. We have conquered all the illnesses that were once prevalent in our
land, many similar to your own..."
"Although from time to time we have
brought human beings from Earth to Marrias (light years away in the farthest reaches
of our Galaxy), our purpose was to develop a friendship with your species; so
that at some later date, we could have friends that might help us facilitate a
peaceful exchange between our two worlds….those humans who have visited our planet
have been given our natural medications that have immunized them against all human
illnesses. If the Cloud weren't coming here these humans would have lived healthy
lives to 100 or more..."
"The Cloud is larger than your planet. Its
immensity cannot be seen through any telescope, yours or ours. When it enters
your solar system, your astronomers will be able to identify it as a mass of darkness…The
ominous cloud mass will grow larger and larger as it comes closer to Earth. Once
your astronomers identify it, we will have approximately one month before it reaches
Earth's stratosphere….it will cover the Earth two weeks later. Before that time
comes we hope you will accept on faith what we tell you and work with us to save
the human species (from extinction.)...."
"What we know for certain
is that as the Cloud descends, it will slowly suffocate every living thing. No
air breathing creature will remain alive after it devastates the Earth."
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