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When you tell Celeste 433 that you are not willing to give up your freedom, she nods and, to your surprise, smiles. “You are a //decider,//” she says. “Because you are from a primitive culture, you do not understand that constant pleasure is superior to freedom of choice—though, that should be obvious to anyone. Since freedom is more important to you than pleasure, I shall tell you something I should not have mentioned otherwise. Suprema 87 may soon be involved in a war between the grand overseers.” “Who Are they?” Celeste 433 dismisses your question with s wave of her long, bony hands. “We have no time for that. Listen carefully. I admire your courage and therefore will give you a chance to survive this war, which I fear will destroy this colony. I shall provide you with an escape capsule, but troubles will not be over. Space is a vast and hostile wilderness. There are only two destinations you can reach where you will have any hope of survival. One of them is Alpha Alpha, a colony beyond Pluto that is far more advanced than this one. In fact, it may be the most advanced in the galaxy. The other place where you might possibly survive is the planet Earth.” “Earth? That’s my home planet—I’d really like to get back there.” Turn to page 32.