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The Earthmen were selfish; they obviously wanted / to hold the people of Orcti back. But no planet / has a monopoly on science -- or the ability to spy!
Birkala looked through the iron fence and his eyes were yellow with envy and a kind of hatred. The Earthman, Erik, was in the garden, painting on a large canvas and chatting amiably with Spira, Birkala's sister.