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become informed of us until such a time as it will be physically, mathematically impossible for them to
construct any effective counter-devices.”

“A cheerless outlook; truly,” came a somber thought.

“Not so, daughter. A little reflection will show you that your present thinking is loose and turbid. When
that time comes, every Arisian will be ready for the change. We know the way. We do not know to what
that way leads; but the Arisian purpose in this phase of existence - this space-time: continuum - will have
been fulfilled and we will go eagerly and joyfully on to the next. Are there any more questions?”.

There were none.

“Study this material, then, each of you, with exceeding care. It may be that some one of you, even a
child, Will perceive some facet of the truth which we have missed or have not examined fully; some fact
or implication which may be made to operate to shorten the time of conflict or to lessen the number of
budding Civilizations whose destruction seems to us at present to be sheerly unavoidable.”

Hours passed. Days. No criticisms or suggestions were-offered.

“We take it, then; that this visualization is the fullest and most accurate one possible for the massed
intellect of Arisia to construct from the information available at the moment. The Moulders therefore, after
describing briefly what they have already done, will inform us as to what they deem it necessary to do in
the near future.”

“We have observed, and at times have guided, the evolution of intelligent life upon many planets,” the
fusion began. “We have, to the best of our ability, directed the energies of these entities into the channels
of Civilization; we have adhered consistently to the policy of steering as many different races as possible
toward the intellectual level necessary for the effective use of the Lens, without which the proposed
Galactic Patrol cannot come into being.

“For many cycles of time we have been working as individuals with the four strongest races, from one of
which will be developed the people who will one day replace us as Guardians of Civilization. Blood lines
have been established. We have encouraged matings which concentrate traits of strength and dissipate
those of weakness. While no very great departure from the norm, either physically or mentally, will take
place until after the penultimates have been allowed to meet and to mate, a definite general improvement
of each race has been unavoidable.

“”Thus the Eddorians have already interested themselves in our budding Civilization upon the planet
Tellus, and it is inevitable that they will very shortly interfere with our work upon the other three. These
four young Civilizations must be allowed to fall. It is to warn every Arisian against well meant but
inconsidered action that this conference was called. We ourselves will operate through forms of flesh of
no higher intelligence than, and indistinguishable from, the natives of the planets affected. No traceable
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connection will exist between those forms and us. No other Arisians will operate within extreme range of
any one of those four planets; they will from now on be given the same status as has been so long
accorded Eddore itself. The Eddorians must not learn of us until after it is too late for them to act