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Grandeur<br />
Selections <strong>from</strong> the Trade/Peace Treaty between <strong>An</strong>ga-Param and <strong>An</strong>la-Purum:<br />
Article 12B:<br />
It is hereby confirmed and covenanted that trade between our two Worlds will consist of:<br />
A: Settlers being sent <strong>from</strong> <strong>An</strong>ga-Param to <strong>An</strong>la-Purum.<br />
Said settlers to have been given irrevocable access to endocrine implant deactivation techniques.<br />
B: Goods and considerations, to be determined by both Worlds in top-level discussions.<br />
Said goods and considerations shall be subject to thorough examination by the respective Trade<br />
Boards of each World, final approvals to be given by the Leadership Councils.<br />
C: Other critical items and people deemed necessary for continued free flow of trade.<br />
Said critical items and people to be cleared by Worlds' Trade Boards and Worlds' established<br />
Leadership Councils.<br />
D: Quantities and timing of delivery of the above mentioned trade items will be determined by joint<br />
approval by both Worlds' Leadership Councils.<br />
Article 48A:<br />
Concerning LightSail Ships:<br />
ShipTwo is hereby determined to be the property of the Leadership Council of <strong>An</strong>la-Purum.<br />
ShipFour, when it arrives at <strong>An</strong>la-Purum, will also become the property of its Leadership Council.<br />
For each close approach of the two Worlds one LightSail Ship will be automatically permitted to make<br />
the voyage to the World it is not orbiting. More flights than this must be jointly approved by both Worlds'<br />
Leadership Councils.<br />
Discussions will be held, the date to be determined by joint decision of both Worlds' Leadership<br />
Councils, to determine whether flights between Worlds will be permitted at times other than close approach.<br />
Article 92C:<br />
InterWorld Weapons:<br />
It is hereby jointly confirmed and covenanted by <strong>An</strong>ga-Param's and <strong>An</strong>la-Purum's Leadership Councils<br />
that no weapons will be transported <strong>from</strong> one World to the other, whether Ship-mounted or personally-carried,<br />
or individually-implanted.<br />
The farming family sat in their kitchen in the hills of Beselima, forty miles <strong>from</strong> Babur, overlooking the<br />
Vesun River.<br />
Helmos, the father, said to his wife, Murlum:<br />
"We can't make the quota."<br />
"But, we must or the children will suffer."<br />
The children—Nesur, twelve; Albes, six; and Iti, five—sat with intense interest in the conversation.<br />
"Murlum, if we can't, we can't. So, we must find a way to transfer the children to a safer place."<br />
"What place? <strong>An</strong>la, with its religious idiots?"<br />
"No. A place on <strong>An</strong>ga. A place I've heard of, with a family of Harians."<br />
"Oh, so dump them with local rather than alien religious idiots, eh?"<br />
"No, Murlum, Sezurna says these people are reasonable and won't infect the children with religious<br />
ideas."<br />
Nesur, the twelve-year-old, said: