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"You have the gall," Qorn stormed, "to stand here in the center of Qornt Hall -- uninvited, at that -- and in chains -- "
"Oh, these," Retief said. He tensed his arms. The soft aluminum links stretched and broke. He shook the light metal free. "We diplomats like to go along with colorful local customs, but I wouldn't want to mislead you. Now, as to the evacuation of Roolit I -- "