I nodded. “The civilization you sayexists, where is it?”
She flicked her hand at a screen and acircle of green marked a small area on one of the continents. Thearea was south of an ocean. A green circle was surrounded by angryblacks and reds. Traveling a thousand miles south, another redcirclewas drawn. This one was in a midst of dull yellow.
“The green spots are where thecivilizations were buried, and I mean buried. The top one is wherethe Aristolans are located. The circle below is a desert. A fewmilesunderneath are cities and whatever else is left of a race thatmighthave ruled the galaxy for centuries. A rather enlightened race, wesuspect.”
“Who is ‘we’?”
“A few scientists and other experts Iengaged. They all signed confidential agreements. I wanted to keepitsecret. We didn’t have a
