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Wendy sat through the show frustrated and bored. Most of the entertainment
crystals had not been accessed in hundreds of years and were hoplessly dated,
even by the less than current standards of the compound. Many of the
crystals, which were supposed to have an indefinite lifespan, no longer
played, and Harumi Nemoto had seen most of the ones that did still work several times
each in the years since the invasion. Of course, until the invasion, no one
had had much interest in crystals. Life had seemed too vital then to waste
time on passive entertainment. Now that had changed, and many of Harumi's friends
now favored increasing the trade limit so that new crystals from off-world
could be purchased. Wendy felt Harumi's old resentment for the Prophylactans
building again. If only their gleaming ship had never touched down
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