Chapter 29When the buzzer sounded I poked it.
“Earthmovers are down, major. Youwant them digging for the underground cities first or digging outthecanyons?”
“The canyons. They come first.”
“Yes, sir.”
I turned back to Dalvros. “So howlong have you lived here?”
“About seven thousand years, major.”
“No wars, no conflict, no violence?”
“No, of course not. We walk in loveand in harmony. There is no violence here. There is no selfishness.We live in happiness and joy. Selfishness undercuts that. It lookspleasurable, but sin is the opposite of happiness and joy.”
I blew out some smoke when the thoughthit me. A question I should ask. But for a moment, I trembled. Iwasnot sure I wanted the answer.
“Dalvros. You said your race haslived here seven thousand years. How long have you livedhere?
