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location of the floatwood drift south of us. I ll wait for him there. Tell him
I may have a problem getting Dr. Cay off his island, and that I d like him to
come out with full troubleshooting equipment
And
Spiff! a thin voice interrupted emphatically from the corner of the room.
The sledmen looked around, startled. Sweeting blinked at them, began nosing
her chest fur disinterestedly. People who didn t know Sweeting well frequently
were surprised by the extent to which she followed the details of human
discussions.
And Spiff, of course, Nile agreed. If we find out what s been happening
around the floatwood, we ll try to get word to you at once.
Fiam nodded quickly. Six hours from now we ll have a racing sled in the
drift. Any close-contact messages should be picked up. Code Sotira-Doncar, on
the sledmen frequencies. . . .
The Great Palach Koll, said the demon on the platform, has persuaded the
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Everliving to permit him to test the Tuvela
Theory.
Ticos Cay didn t reply immediately. His visitor was the Palach Moga, one of
the Everliving, though of lower grade than the Great Palachs and somewhere
between them and the Oganoon in physical structure, about Ticos size and
weight.
Moga didn t squat but stood upright, long hopping legs stretched out, and
walked upright when he walked, with short careful awkward steps. His torso was
enclosed in an intricate close-worked harness of silver straps. In what was
happening here he and Ticos Cay had become cautious allies. Ticos was aware
that the alliance might be of very temporary nature.
I was under the impression, he told Moga, that the Voice of Caution was
able to keep the reckless demands of the
Great Palach from being given a hearing.
Moga s speaking slit twisted in agitation.
We have done it until now, he said. But the Great Palach has assumed
control of the Voice of Action. He accused his predecessor of a Violation of
Rules, and the Everliving found the accusation valid. The predecessor was
granted the death of a Palach. You must understand that in his new position
Koll s demands can no longer be silenced.
Yes, I see . . . Advancement usually came the hard way among the demons.
Two favored methods were a ritualized form of assassination and having one s
superior convicted of a Violation of Rules. They had the same practical
result.
Ticos swallowed. Bad very bad. . . . He leaned back against the worktable to
avoid revealing that his legs were trembling.
How does the Great Palach propose to test the Tuvela Theory?
The Guardian Etland is again attempting to contact you, Moga said.
Yes, I know. The communicator in the partitioned end of the room had
signaled half a dozen times during the past half hour.
The signals, Moga explained, are on the cambi channel.
The close-contact band! Ticos said thickly, She already is in the area?
Could anyone else be seeking for you here?
No.
Then it is the Guardian. There is a human airvehicle high overhead. It is
very small but rides the storm well. It moves away, returns again.
The island growth has changed since she was here last, said Ticos. She may
not have determined yet on which of these islands I should be. He added
urgently, This gives us a chance to forestall actions by Koll! I have the
Guardian s
call symbol
Moga gave the whistle of absolute negation.
It is now quite impossible to approach your communicator, he said. I would
die if I attempted it unless it were under open orders of the Everliving. Koll
will be allowed to carry out his plan. He has arranged tests to determine
whether a
Tuvela is a being such as the Tuvela Theory conjectures it to be. The first
test will come while the Guardian is still in the air. At a selected moment
the Great Palach will have a device activated which is directed at her
vehicle. If she responds promptly and correctly, the vehicle will be
incapacitated, but the Guardian will not be harmed. If she does not respond
promptly and correctly, she dies at that point.
Moga stared at Ticos a moment. The significance of her death, of course, will
be the Everliving s conclusion that
Tuvelas lack the basic qualities ascribed to them. The Great Plan is now in
balance. If the balance is to shift again in favor of the Voice of Caution,
the Guardian must not fail. Her class is being judged in her. If she fails,
the Voice of Action attains full control.
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