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Nocturnes: Dialogue Of Discontent
"These aliens look
'ghastly. Why did I agree
"to be altered? Why?"
"That is the job description:
"'Look like 'em; go among 'em.'"
"They speak of themselves
"as human beings; but their
'"cultures focus on
"selfishness to destruction,
"not selflessness to being."
"Two eyes and ears, two
"arms and legs; two sexes, and
"just one heart and brain,
"each. And no way to truly
"commune with others, being.
"Placed in such a frame,
"I shall lose worthwhile contact.
"Placed in such a world,
"I shall be a comfortless exile,
"conformed to rigidity."
"But you agreed to
"accept the job and all its
"privations. That is
"why we designated it
"'World-classed Customer Service.'"
