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iginally thought we could use the native organism on your world to
stimulate psychic activity in our communications officers, or even use the
organism itself in the communication apparatus. Thus, the prophylactans were
designed and sent to collect the raw psychic energy of your planet. When the
organism shut down it's own life cycle to end our gathering attempts we were
forced to investigate in person. And here we found you, an unenhanced
psychic".
"Why not stick with radio"?
"Too slow. If I were to send a radio message to your captiol from here, they
would not hear my voice until two or three seconds after I had spoken.
Psychic communication is instantaneous. With Commander Karlson at his
station, and a telepathic receiver on the ground, that message would be heard
at the very same time I spoke it. But perhaps more importantly, the range is
not limited. As we speak, our conversation is being monitored on Earth".
"But that's impossible. Messages take seventy years to reach Earth from
here".
"Radio messages, yes. Telepathic messages, no. So you see why this
technology is vital".
"So your scouts can spy on the Free Planets and instantly inform Earth? So
your fleets can anticipate our every move when you make w
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