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〃Maybe there are things on the ship fabricated in Mexico。〃
〃Like what?〃
〃Chips; maybe。〃
ARE YOU THE ENTITY MADE IN THE U。S。A。?
〃The guy doesn't wait for an answer。〃
〃Who says he's a guy?〃 Beth said。
〃Oh; Beth。〃
〃Maybe Jerry is short for Geraldine。〃
〃Not now; Beth。〃
ARE YOU THE ENTITY MADE IN THE U。S。A。?
〃Answer him;〃 Barnes said。
YES WE ARE。 WHO ARE YOU?
A long pause; then:
WE ARE。
〃We are what?〃 Barnes said; staring at the screen。
〃Hal; take it easy。〃
Harry typed; WE ARE THE ENTITIES FROM THE U。S。A。 WHO ARE YOU?
ENTITIES=ENTITY?
〃It's too bad;〃 Ted said; 〃that we have to speak English。 How're we going to teach him plurals?〃
Harry typed; NO。
''188'' YOU ARE A MANY ENTITY?
〃I see what he's asking。 He thinks we may be multiple parts of a single entity。〃
〃Well; straighten him out。〃
NO。 WE ARE MANY SEPARATE ENTITIES。
〃You can say that again;〃 Beth said。
I UNDERSTAND。 IS THERE ONE CONTROL ENTITY?
Ted started laughing。 〃Look what he's asking!〃
〃I don't get it;〃 Barnes said。
Harry said; 〃He's saying; 'Take me to your leader。' He's asking who's in charge。〃
〃I'm in charge;〃 Barnes said。 〃You tell him。〃
Harry typed; YES。 THE CONTROL ENTITY IS CAPTAIN HARALD C。 BARNES。
I UNDERSTAND。
〃With an 'o;' 〃Barnes said irritably。 〃Harold with an 'o。' 〃
〃You want me to retype it?〃
〃Never mind。 Just ask him who he is。〃
WHO ARE YOU?
I AM ONE。
〃Good;〃 Barnes said。 〃So there's only one。 Ask him where he's from。〃
WHERE ARE YOU FROM?
I AM FROM A LOCATION。
〃Ask him the name;〃 Barnes said。 〃The name of the location。〃
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