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Epilogue The Return（第3页）

&heEarth’ssedfromthespaceship.gdowheyreturheboxoflivingsoil.Standingarouoo，werefilledwithdeeplove.

Fangsshookhishead.‘Thegrassotsurvive.Itmighteventuallyraiheseaside，butitwon’tbeenoughfortheants.’

‘Istheatmospheretoothiobeingdoingjustfi，’someoed.

‘No，theairisnottheproblem.Theyarenotlikehumansandlivewellinthisatmosphere.Therealatteristhattheywillhavenothi.’Fangsreplied.

‘’ttheyeatthegrass?’anothervoiedin.

‘Andthen?Howwilltheyliveon?Inthisthinair，thegrasswillgrowveryslowly.Oshaveeatenalltheblades，theywillstarve.Inmanyways，theirsituationmirrorsthedestinyoftheDevourercivilization.’Fangsmused.

‘youleavebehindsomefoodfromyourspa?’anothersoldierasked，almostpleaded.

Fangsagainshookhismassivehead.‘Thereisnothingonmyspaceshipbesideswateraiohatnote，wewillhiberilwiththeDevourer.Butwhataboutyourspaceship，doyouhaveanyfoodonboard?’

NowitwastheMarshal’sturntoshakehishead.‘Nothingbutafewiionsofion.Useless.’

Pointingtothespaceship，Fahedisusthurry.TheEmpireisagquickly.Ifwetarry，wewillnotcatchup.’

Silence.

‘Marshal，wewillstaybehind.’Itwastheyouwhobrokethesilence.

TheMarshalforodded.

‘Staybehind?to?’Faourningfromoher.‘Thehiberonyourspaceshipisalmostpletelydepletedandyouhavenofood.Doyouplantostayandwaitfordeath?’

‘Stayihefirststep.’theMarshalswered.

‘What?’Fangsasked，evermoreperplexed.

‘Youjustmehefirststeptowardanewcivilization.’theMarshalexplained.

‘You，’Fangscouldhardlybelievehisoas’food?’

&h’ssoldiersallhsgazedatthemforwhatseemedlikeforever，befandslowlyhobblingbacktohisspaceship，leaningheavilyonhiswalkingstick.

‘Farewell，friend.’theMarshalshoutedafterFangs.

Fahalong，drawn-outsigh.‘Aninterminabledarknessliesbeforemeas:thedarknessofendlesswarandavastuniverse.Oh，whereinitcouldtherebeahomeforus?’

&hehumanssawthatthegrouhhisfeethadgro，buttheyottellifhehad，orevencould，shedtears.

Withathunderousroar，thedinosaur’sspaceshipliftedoffandquicklydisappearedintothesky.WhereithadvaheSunwasing.

&warriorsofEarthseatedthemselvesaroundthelivingsoilihen，beginningwiththeMarshal，theyall，onebyoheirvisorsaonthesah.

Astimepassed，theSusafterglowbathedthepluhiifulred.Asitfaded，afewstarsbegantotwihesky.Tohissurprise，theMarshalsawthattheduskyskywasabeautifulblue.Justasthethinatmantorenderhimuness，theMarshalfeltthetisofanantonhistemple，fillinghimseeheaohisforehead，heortedbacktohissoverydistantchildhood.Hewasatthebeaginasmallhammockthathuwopalmtrees.Lookinguptothesplearsabove，hefelthismentlystrokehisforehead…

Darkheremnantolayflatasamirror，pristiheMilkyWayabove.Itwasthemosttranquilnighti’shistory.

Inthistranquillity，theEarthwasreborn.

霍尔格·南（HolgerNahm）　译

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1．“您怎么这么肯定他能吃呢？一个相距如此遥远的世界上的生物能被食用，从生物化学上讲几乎是不可能的。”

‘Sir，howcouldyouhaveknownthatyoueathim?Fromabiochemicalperspective，itisalmostimpossiblethatabeingfromsuchadistantworldshouldbeedible.’

2．“我们以后有很长的时间相处，有很多的事要谈，但不要再从道德的角度谈了，在宇宙中，那东西没意义。”

&illhaveaveryloalohingstotalkabout，butletusnotspeakofmorals.Intheuniverse，susideratiless.’

3．“其实你们完全没有必要费这么大劲儿，在银河系，一个文明成为更强大文明的家禽是很正常的，你们会发现被饲养是一种多么美妙的生活，衣食无忧，快乐终生，有些文明还求之不得呢。

你们感到不舒服，完全是陈腐的人类中心论在作怪。”

‘Truthbetold，thereisallforyoutoworksohardatit.IntheMilkyWay，itisperfeonplaceforaweakercivilizatiohelivestocker

civilization.Youwilldiscoverthatbeingraisedforfoodisasplendidlifeindeed.Youwillhavenowantsandwilllivehappilytotheend.Somecivilizatioobeelivestolytobeturhatyoushouldfeelunfortablewiththeideaisehefaultofamostbanalarism.’