13 THE WAR“Yes, it was very sad to see, apparently. It shocked our forefathers anyway. I have seen footage of thousands of early humans being treated like beasts of burden, whipped even, and forced to carry out the most demeaning acts”. He turned to the girls, “You must have seen the archives too, eh?”
“Yes”, answered Jenny, “everyone who wants to come to Earth has to watch those films so that they truly understand why they are coming here. You could have heard a pin drop in the auditorium when the video lecture finished... everyone was so shocked”. Two of the girls looked in his direction, but their eyes were downcast. Roger was studying the wall.
“It is good motivational material, but there is no need to dwell on it. That was almost a quarter of a million years ago”.
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