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search for Arimas,” Aisling observed. “Forgive me, Elder Vulpiran, but that is true.”
“I am not offended by the truth, Miss Aisling,” Elder Vulpiran said. “And yes, what you suggest is a possibility. However, it has been determined that finding one’s Arima in such a manner would be without honor. Therefore, the results of the tests are for the eyes of the High Council, and the Princes only. And the women themselves, if they wish to be informed. Otherwise, the samples will be coded, and the women’s identities will be hidden. Those identified as berezi will be guarded, but the true reason will not be disclosed.”
“Thank you, Elder Vulpiran,” Aisling said. “In that case, I have no objection to such a test.”
“Nor do I,” Karma added.
“We are most appreciative of your cooperation,” Elder Vulpiran said. “I will send someone to take a sample from each of you before lunch. Now, we can get down to our main business, if you like.”
“I would like very much,” Aisling said, smiling. “Does it matter which terminal I use?”
“No, either one will do,” Elder Vulpiran replied, following Aisling over to the desks.
“I’ll take this one then,” Aisling decided, pulling the desk chair out from behind one desk and sitting down. Elder Vulpiran picked up a chair near the wall and moved it over beside Aisling for himself. Once he was seated, he guided Aisling through the procedure for accessing the data they wanted her to translate for them.
“These are not the original files, are they?” Aisling asked.
“No, these are copies,” Elder Vulpiran replied.
“That’s good,” Aisling said. “I wouldn’t want to risk altering the original data. So how are we going to do this?”
“The majority of the data we have is in audio format,” Elder Vulpiran said. “The written data has been run through every program we have, but it is simply too...,”
“Too what?” Aisling asked.
“Too alien,” Elder Vulpiran said finally. “I know that sounds odd, but its the best description I can come up with. The instances of repetition between the characters, or symbols, is such that we have not been able to identify a meaning for any of them.”
“That’s rather astounding, actually,” Aisling replied, mentally calculating the odds of such a thing. Within a few seconds she realized that the odds were astronomical. There were several thousand individual languages in use within the Thousand Worlds, not counting dialects. With that much information, the language programs currently in use were quite sophisticated.
“If you’ll walk me through the recording procedure, I can get started.”
Elder Vulpiran showed Aisling the recording device on the terminal and how to use it, as well as the headphones and various controls.
“Got it,” Aisling said once she was sure she understood how to operate the system. “Where do you want me to begin?”
“There is one small file near the top. We thought that might be the best place to begin.”
“All right,” Aisling said agreeably, opening the file Elder Vulpiran indicated. She selected to play the file through the speakers rather than the headphones, and pressed the Play button.
The sound from the speakers was so high pitched and screechy that it hurt Aisling’s ears, and caused what felt like a painful vibration in her head. She winced as she reached out to stop playback, missing the button in her haste. It took a few tries before she was able to stop the noise, and by then she was shaking uncontrollably.
“Great stars, what in the nine hells was that?” Karma demanded as she hurried across the office toward a white-faced and shaking Aisling.
“Aisling, are you all right?” Elder Vulpiran asked, his brows drawn down in concern.
“I’m fine,” Aisling insisted, fighting to regain her composure.
“You don’t look fine,” Karma said, placing her hands lightly on
“I am not offended by the truth, Miss Aisling,” Elder Vulpiran said. “And yes, what you suggest is a possibility. However, it has been determined that finding one’s Arima in such a manner would be without honor. Therefore, the results of the tests are for the eyes of the High Council, and the Princes only. And the women themselves, if they wish to be informed. Otherwise, the samples will be coded, and the women’s identities will be hidden. Those identified as berezi will be guarded, but the true reason will not be disclosed.”
“Thank you, Elder Vulpiran,” Aisling said. “In that case, I have no objection to such a test.”
“Nor do I,” Karma added.
“We are most appreciative of your cooperation,” Elder Vulpiran said. “I will send someone to take a sample from each of you before lunch. Now, we can get down to our main business, if you like.”
“I would like very much,” Aisling said, smiling. “Does it matter which terminal I use?”
“No, either one will do,” Elder Vulpiran replied, following Aisling over to the desks.
“I’ll take this one then,” Aisling decided, pulling the desk chair out from behind one desk and sitting down. Elder Vulpiran picked up a chair near the wall and moved it over beside Aisling for himself. Once he was seated, he guided Aisling through the procedure for accessing the data they wanted her to translate for them.
“These are not the original files, are they?” Aisling asked.
“No, these are copies,” Elder Vulpiran replied.
“That’s good,” Aisling said. “I wouldn’t want to risk altering the original data. So how are we going to do this?”
“The majority of the data we have is in audio format,” Elder Vulpiran said. “The written data has been run through every program we have, but it is simply too...,”
“Too what?” Aisling asked.
“Too alien,” Elder Vulpiran said finally. “I know that sounds odd, but its the best description I can come up with. The instances of repetition between the characters, or symbols, is such that we have not been able to identify a meaning for any of them.”
“That’s rather astounding, actually,” Aisling replied, mentally calculating the odds of such a thing. Within a few seconds she realized that the odds were astronomical. There were several thousand individual languages in use within the Thousand Worlds, not counting dialects. With that much information, the language programs currently in use were quite sophisticated.
“If you’ll walk me through the recording procedure, I can get started.”
Elder Vulpiran showed Aisling the recording device on the terminal and how to use it, as well as the headphones and various controls.
“Got it,” Aisling said once she was sure she understood how to operate the system. “Where do you want me to begin?”
“There is one small file near the top. We thought that might be the best place to begin.”
“All right,” Aisling said agreeably, opening the file Elder Vulpiran indicated. She selected to play the file through the speakers rather than the headphones, and pressed the Play button.
The sound from the speakers was so high pitched and screechy that it hurt Aisling’s ears, and caused what felt like a painful vibration in her head. She winced as she reached out to stop playback, missing the button in her haste. It took a few tries before she was able to stop the noise, and by then she was shaking uncontrollably.
“Great stars, what in the nine hells was that?” Karma demanded as she hurried across the office toward a white-faced and shaking Aisling.
“Aisling, are you all right?” Elder Vulpiran asked, his brows drawn down in concern.
“I’m fine,” Aisling insisted, fighting to regain her composure.
“You don’t look fine,” Karma said, placing her hands lightly on
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