sensory-communication

Updated: May 26, 2025

There were eight gigantic shining cylinders in the air when he stopped and stood back, his eyes shining. A vast metal thing floated ponderously near. A port opened and a voice called down in the language the children used among themselves. Fran spoke back, remembering to turn on his sensory communicator. Fran talked briskly as if to himself. But it was standard sensory-communication practice.

Murray Leinster - Long Ago, Far Away