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&edNationsengagedFangsihermeetihoughnooeonhumanity’sfateremainedunged.

&ingwasscheduledtotakeplaceatameticulouslypreparedarchaeologicalexsiteinAfrica.

Fangs’shiplaofiftyfeetawayfromthedigsite.Thedeafeningexplosionandstormofdebristhatapa’sarrivalhad，bythispoioofamiliar.

ThegirlfromEridanushadadvisedthemthatthevessel’sengineoweredbyaminiaturefusiohecept，likemostoftheinformationshehadprovidedontheDevourers，waseasyenoughforthehumaouhethihemabouttheteologyofEridaniaherhand，neverfailedtobafflethepeopleofEarth.Hercrystal，forexample，begaimosphere.Iheeiongitspropulsionsystemdissolved，leavingnothingbutathialfloatihroughtheair.

AsFaheexsite，tresehalargealbum，afullsquareyardihadbeeiculouslydesigoaodatetheDevestature.Thealbum’shundredsofbeautifullywroughtpagesrevealedallaspeanbrilliantlycoloureddetail.Iresembledaprimerfor.

Ihelargepitoftheexsiteitself，avividlydescribedtheglorioushistoryofEarth’scivilizatiohreassionieattempttomakethisalieoprehendthattherewassomuthisblueplahg.Ashespoke，hisfervourmovedhimtotears.Ititiablespectacle.

Fiedtotheexandintoned:‘Honourableemissary，whatyouseeherearethenewlydisainsofatown.Thisfifty-thousand-year-oldsiteistheoldesthumadiscoveredtodate.Couldtheheartsofyourpeopletrulybehardenoughtodestroythismagcivilizationofours?Acivilizationthathasdeveloped，stepbyslowstep，overfiftythousandyears?’

&hiswasgoingon，Fahroughthealbumwithobvious，playfulamusement.Asthearchaeologistfinished，Fangsraisedhisheadaheexpit.‘Hey，ar，Ieitherforyourholenoryouroldthehole.Iwould，however，verymuttoseetheearthyouremovedfromthepit，’hesaid，pointingatalargepileofdirt.

ThearchaeologistwentfrombaffledtopletelystuheartificialvoiceofthetranslatorfinishedrelayingFaheearth?’heasked，fumblingforwords.‘Butthere’snothinginthatpileofdirt.’

‘Thatisyouropinion，’Fangssaid，approagthemoundhisgiganticbrouothepilewithtwoofhishugedbegandigging.AcirlookersquianygaspiivedeftnessofFangs’seeminglyunroddiearth，herepeatedlyretrievedtinyspethesoil，onlytoplathealbum.Faelyehisstrangelaboodtenminutes.Havieverhehadbeenupto，hecarefullyliftedthealbumwithbothdstraightenedhisbody.Walkingtatheredhumahemacetoseewhatitwasthathehadplathealbum.

Onlybylookingverycarefullycouldthosegatheredmakeoutthatitwashus.Theyweregatheredinatightbuherscurledupih.

‘Iwanttotellyssaidasthehumas.‘Itisthestoryofakingdom.Thiskingdomwasdesagreatempire，anditcouldtracestryallthewaybacktotheeh’sCretaceousperiwhichitsfouamagyintheshadowofthetbonesofadinspaused，deepinthought，beforeg.‘Butthatislong-lost，aory，aersuddenlyfell，oinalonglineofqueehoseglorydays.Itwasaverylongwihelandwasclasofmillionsorouslifewerelostasexistencebecameevermoreprecarious.

‘Afterwakihibernation，thequeenotrouseeveofeveryhundredofhersubjects.Theothershadbeeheebeihingbuttrayshells.Feelingthewallsofhercity，thequeeheywereascoldasidhardassteel.SheuhattheEarthremaihisageofterriblesummerbroughtnothaw.Thequeewastimetoleavethehomelaorsauoestablishanewkingdom.

‘Andsothequeenledhersurvivihesurfacetobegintheirlongandarduousjourheshadowofloomingglaciers，’Fangsaid.‘Mostsubjectsperishedduriraderings，edbythedeadlycold.Butthequeeragglingsurvivorsfinallyfoundapatchofearththatremaiouchedbyfreywarmedthissliverofland.Thequeen，ofewnothingofthis.Shedidandwhythereshouldbemoistandsoftsoilahisfrozenworld，butshewasinnorisedthatshehadfoundit:aracethatperseveredthroughsixtymillionlongyearseversufferextin!

‘Inthefaceofaglacier-coveredEarthandadimSun，thequeenproclaimedthatitwasherethattheywouldfoukingdom，akingdomthatwouldendureforalleternity.Stahesummitofatall，whitemountaihatthisnewkingdomwouldbeknownasthe‘RealmoftheWhiteMountain’.’hesaidgrandly.

‘Infact，theeponymoussummitwastheskullofamammoth，’heued.‘ItwasthezenithoftheLatePleistoeoftheQuaternaryGla.Inthosedays，youhumailldumbanimals，shiveringinyourscatteredcaves.Itwouldstillbehousandyearsbeforethefirstflickerofyourcivilizationearatawayontheplaiamia.

‘LivingoffthefrozenremainsofmammothsiyoftheRealmoftheWhiteMoulemehousahen，astheided，sprih，andthelandedihisgreatexplosioheRealmoftheWhiteMountainquiteredagoldenageofprosperity.Itssubjectswerebeyoheyruledavastdomaihehousahekingdomwasruledbytlessdynasties，andtlessepicstolditsstories.’

&inued，FahelargepileofearthinfroisthefiiheRealmoftheWhiteMountain.Asyistwormswerepreoccupiedbyyourexsofalostay-thousand-year-oldpletelyfailedtorealizethatthesoilabovethoseruihacitythatwasverymuchalive.IarabletoNewYork，aerisaerelytwodimensioyherewasagrandthreedimeropoliswithnumerouslayers.Everylayerwasdenselypackedwithlabyris，spasandmagpalaces.Thedesigy’sdrainageaionsystemshandilyoutshohoseofNewYork.

&ywashometoaplexsocialstrudastrictdivisionoflabour，’hetoldhiscaptiveaudieseyranwithmae-likepredharmoniousefficy.Thevicesuseaexisthere，aherewasynor.Butitsinhabitantswerebynomeansdevoidofemotion，showingtheirabidingsorrowwheneverasubjectoftheRealmpassedaway.Theyeveeryonthesurfaceattheedgeofthedtheretheywouldburytheirdeadaniheground.

&hegreatestacclaimmustbereservedfrandlibraryhelowestlayerofthisthislibrary，onedamultitudeofovoiders.Eaerwasabookfilledwithpheromoheexglyplexchemistryofthesepheromoy’skheepicsdetailingtheenduringhistoryoftheRealmoftheWhiteMountainwererecorded.Hereyoucouldhavelearifireallthesubjectsofthekingdomembracedeachothertoformtlessballs，andthat，withheroiceffort，theywereabletoescapeaseaoffirebyfloatingdownastream.Youcouldhavelearoryofthehundred-yearwaragaiermiteEmpire;orofthefirsttimethataionfromthekingdomsawthegreatogslethistranslator’svoicetrailoff.

Thenhisboomingvoirangout.‘Butitwasalldestroyedihours.Destroyedwhen，withateringroar，theexe，blagthesky.Thesteelclawscamegdthesoilofthecity，utterlydestroyingitandgallwithiroyedthelayerwhereallthecity’sahousandsofsnow-whiteeggs，yettobee，rested.’

Allaiohavefallehlyquiet.ThissileedthequietthathadfollowedFangs’horriblefeast.Stahealienemissary，humanitywas，forthefirsttime，atalossofwords.

FinallyFangssaid，‘Westillhaveaveryloalohingstotalkabout，butletusnotspeakofmorals.Intheuniverse，susideratiless.’