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It was the tactile, not the visual sensations that upset him. He nodded. "The abdominal viscera first," he said. The Lani laid back the skin and musculature with bold, sure strokes. An excellent prosectress, Kennon thought. Kennon pointed at the swollen liver and the Lani deftly severed its attachments and laid the organ out for inspection. The cause of death was obvious.
"Look in his cell if you don't believe me." The soldier looked and then turned hack to Kennon. There was awed respect in his hard brown eyes. "You did that! to him! Man, you're a fighter," he said in an unbelieving voice. A stretcher detail manned by two sober-faced Lani females came in, loaded Douglas's body on the stretcher, and silently bore it away. "Douglas was a fool," Arleson said.
"He must be sick or he would have killed you. George is clever in a stupid sort of way." Kennon looked into the cubicle. The Lani glared back and growled. There was a beastlike note in his voice that made the short hairs on Kennon's neck prickle. "That fellow needs a lesson," he said. "You want to give it to him?" Douglas asked. "Not particularly." "Ha! man! you afraid!" the Lani taunted.
"I hope you didn't mean that." "But I did, sir. I've given thousands of Lani injections." "What's a Lani?" "She is, sir. The impression has been that her race isn't human." "Nonsense it's obvious she is." "A Brotherhood Court of Inquiry didn't think so." "Hmm. Is that so?" "Yes, sir. But before I go on, tell me, how is she?" "Oh, she'll be fine.
There is too much radiation from the spindizzy and the drive to remain here longer and God knows how hot the outer hull may be." And that was all. Presumptive evidence yes. Reasonable certainty yes. But not proof. Lawyers could argue that since no direct exploration was made there was no valid reason to assume that the Lani did not already inhabit Kardon. But Kennon knew.
Now you tell me!" "There's nothing like making a good first impression," Alexander said with ironic emphasis. "I hope he cuts you off from the Lani. He'll have the authority to do it, since he's taking Old Doc's place." "He can't. I'm an owner. I own-" "You own nothing. You're a minor. And under the terms of Grandfather's will, you'll own nothing except an allowance until you reach legal age.
"I wouldn't know unless you've hired a Santosian or someone else who was affected." "We did have a man from Santos. Fellow called Joe Kryla. We had to let him go because he was a nudist. It made a bad impression on the Lani. But that was over a year ago." "That's about the right time to build up a good reservoir of infection.
"No more than killing a cow for beef." "You know," Kennon said, "I've never thought of what happened to aged Lani. Sure, I've never seen one, but Lord Lister! I'm a fool." "You'll get used to the idea," Mullins said. "They aren't human, and except for a few, they aren't as intelligent as a Santosian Varl. I know that they look like us except for those tails, but that's as far as it goes.
Sure, I know the accepted explanation, but I think we should learn why it works and how to break a tabu. If we don't, we might be in for trouble." "That's a good thought," Alexander said. "I tried to find out once, but all I could discover was that it was tabu. The Lani simply didn't like it. And despite the fact that I can read minds, I didn't learn any more than that.
Can you imagine anything much better than George from a physical viewpoint?" "He is a magnificent animal," Kennon admitted as he eyed the Lani. "But it seems to me that you could train some obedience into him." Douglas shook his head. "That would introduce a modifying factor, something bigger and more powerful than the male himself. And that would modify the results.
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