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"I', Mother"

"You are a o, tra-la"

"You are a o, tra-lee"

"You will think about it first because I ao or not and if you think your life with me is hard you should see what it's like without me"

"Yes, I should," said Alessandra "Let randmother"

Mother's glare was immediate, but Alessandra plowed ahead "Let o with the colony"

"But there's no reason forthis for you So without you, I will not go"

"Then we're not going Tell them"

"We are going, and we are thrilled about it"

Might as well get off thecircular arguot bored with it "What lies did you have to tell, to get accepted?"

"I told no lies," said Mother, pretending to be shocked at the accusation "I only proved my identity They do all the research, so if they have false information it's their own fault Do you knohy they want us?"

"Do you?" asked Alessandra "Did they actually tell you?"

"It doesn't take a genius to figure it out, or even a fairy," said Mother "They want us because we are both of childbearing age"

Alessandra groaned in disgust, but Mother was preening in front of an ith mirror