Pirenne sighed and shoved himself away from the desk. "I'm ready. But I hope you aren't goingto bother me with city affairs. Take care of that yourself, please. The Encyclopedia takes up allmy time."
"The planet, Terminus, by itself cannot support a mechanized civilization. It lacks metals. You know that. It hasn't a trace of iron, copper, or aluminum in the surface rocks, and precious little of anything else."
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