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differences in the Lati. I learned this
because Alli gave birth today, though I had
thought 's to be male. The Lati are very
casual in their garb, and since Alli was one
of those with the closest thing to a penis, I
had assumed 's to be male. That leaves me
with an interesting question about their act
of procreation.
"Lar is coming by today, Lar who I
thought to be a male, but is actually Alli's
brother. He (I must learn to think of Lar as
'he' not 'she') has promised to help me learn
what I wanted to, and now I have a good
question."
Lar tapped on my door at this time, and I bade him
enter. The door opened, and again, I marveled at their
human-like appearance. In all the five hundred explored
worlds to date, the Lati are the closest to human. Lar
looked to be a smooth-skinned human male of youthful
appearance. I had learned to tell their years, and Lar
was twenty Terran years, though he appeared fifteen,
downright boyish. His muscles were also that of a human
adolescent, small bulges in his arms, chest and legs.
No nipples adorned his chest, and he looked like a blue
rendition of a human statue. But Lar was NOT human. I
had learned
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