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The three-dimensional, moving, talking, almost living picture, being / shown simultaneously in all the viewing areas throughout the innumerable / planets of the Galaxy, faded out and the image of an aged, white-bearded / Norlaminian appeared and spoke in the Galactic language.
"As is customary, the showing of this picture has opened the celebration / of our great Galactic holiday, Civilization Day. As you all know, it / portrays the events leading up to and making possible the formation of / the League of Civilization by a mere handful of planets. The League now / embraces all of this, the First Galaxy, and is spreading rapidly / throughout the Universe. Varied are the physical forms and varied are / the mentalities of our almost innumerable races of beings, but in / Civilization we are becoming one, since those backward people who will / not co-operate with us are rendered impotent to impede our progress / among the more enlightened.