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"Yes"

"There&039;s obviously some stupid error here, sir How could"

"No error When I saw counterbalance, I began to suspect thatwellYou must understand, Sooma, that some matters are reserved for the Director There&039;s a question of legality here It seeht to readjust this account"

"But all thatsince that account has even been studied for possible"

"Five thousand and two Standard Years Modern, six thousand and twenty-nine by the old reckoning"

Sil-Chan felt a constriction of his chest He felt suddenly old and incomplete "I know, sir, that we&039;ve never been noted for our econo waved him to silence "I will risk the open channels" He flipped a switch beside his desk projector, indicated the open microphone to the Central Coet as succinct an answer as possible? Seventy-four point four one two percent of standby and pried in the first phase of this Dornbaker Account You her h his blonde brush "Conizes Sil-Chan" The metallic voice carried an impersonal and attenuated tone which Sil-Chan found uncharacteristic Perhaps it was Tchung&039;s own office setting

"I a a top priority question," Sil-Chan said "This question takes precedence over all otherconsidered Give us an elementary, condensed explanation which requires no more than a fewbuzz sounded fros, then the metallic voice: "Information available only to the Director"

"Give us that infor," thewish this information disclosed to the other person with him?"

"Yes!"

"Noted and filed Free Island Dornbaker is a land mass of approxith, one hundred and fifty-eight kilometers width It is located on planet surface approxisayan which is on the shores of Climatic Control Sea number fifteen The island"

"Island?" Sil-Chan interrupted

"A body of land entirely surrounded by water," said the computer"

"I knohat an island is!" Sil-Chan snapped "I was just surprised"

"Couish between surprise and the need to know," the Co ordered

"Dornbaker Free Island is an autonomous area by treaty and numerous precedental decisions in Stellar Law that would be applicable in present circuinal property attached to the autonomous area projects to within three hundred kilometers of planetary core There is also the restriction on airspace which"

"Under the island?" Sil-Chan asked

Tchung nodded

The Coation," Sil-Chan said

"Computer obeys The three hundred kilometers beneath this doard projection were ceded to Galactic Archives when this planet was the Terran Autonoravitronic unit&039;s installation This installation occurred immediately prior to the planetary reduction in e of"

"But what do you mean by cone-shaped property?" Sil-Chan demanded