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he celebrated and capable editor of the Terran edition of _The Fizbus Times_, has taken up your cause, and I promise you that eventually your loved ones will be able to join you. Meanwhile, work, study, meditate. Helpfully yours, Senbot Drosmig * * * * * _Ottawa_ _Dear Senbot Drosmig:_ _Having just completed a two-year tour of duty on Earth as part of a diplomatic mission, I am regretfully leaving this fair planet. What books, what objects of art, what, in short, souvenirs shall I take back to Fizbus which will give our people some small idea of Earth's rich cultural heritage and, at the same time, serve as useful and appropriate gifts for my friends and relatives back Home?_ _Inquiringly yours,_ _Solgus Zagroot_ * * * * * Dear Mr. Zagroot: Take back nothing but your memories. They will be your best souvenirs. Out of context, any other mementos might convey little, if anything, of the true beauty and advanced spirituality of Terrestrial culture, and you might cheapen them were you to use them crassly as souvenirs. Furthermore, it is possible that you, in your ignorance, might unwittingly select some items that give a distorted and false idea of our extrafizbian friends. The Fizbian-Earth Cultural Commission, sponsored by _The Fizbian Times_, in conjunction with the consulate, is preparing a vast program of cultural interchange. Leave it to them to do the great work, for you can be sure they will do it well. And be sure to tell your fellow-laborers in the diplomatic vineyards that it is wiser not to send unapproved Terran souvenirs back Home. They might cause a fatal misunderstanding between the two worlds. Tell them to spend their time on Earth in working, studying and meditating, rather than shopping. Helpfully yours, Senbot Drosmig * * * * * And now she--Tarb Morfatch--herself was going to be the guiding spirit that brought enlightenment and uplift to countless thousands on Terra and millions on Fizbus. Her name wouldn't appear on the columns, but the reward of having helped should be enough. Besides, Drosmig was due to retire soon. If she proved herself competent, she would take over the column ent
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