Fuzzy Nation

by John Scalzi

Judge Nedra Soltan

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Brad Landon,

your training in biology, while from a very good school indeed, is grounded in terrestrial biology—

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Having his own words used to smack Isabel around, however, was a signal to Holloway that this inquiry had been choreographed top to bottom; it was the very essence of a show trial. The only person who didn’t know it was Isabel.

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“Yes,” Isabel said. Her voice had a note of resignation Holloway hadn’t ever heard in it before.

Meyer’s line of questioning was nothing at all about the fuzzys and everything about her: her competence, her professional ability, her personal judgment, and her relationships with others. She had been made to look like a fool in all of them.

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And they hear higher frequencies not for some random reason, but because it makes evolutionary sense for them to do so. Say, because their prey and other small animals make sounds in that range.”

The squeak sounded, of all things, petulant.

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As well as providing evidence of sentience, he’s protecting Isobel!

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the similarly shocked-looking Judge Soltan.

other animals here heard higher frequencies, just like my dog could.

They speak and discuss and argue and sing.

“It proves that we can’t immediately discount the idea that the fuzzys have speech,” Holloway said. “That’s something. It’s something fairly big.”

Arnold Chen.”

xenolinguistics.

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“Listen to what they’re doing here. It’s phonologically varied but it’s not random.”

Haha, he’s (finally) in his element. .

If there was ever a case in need of additional study, this would be it.

Until that time, the Zarathustra Corporation will continue its normal operations,

CEPA guidelines regarding exploitation of disputed worlds.

“You haven’t the slightest idea how I’m built,” Holloway said.

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Aubrey put his arms back down. “This wasn’t about me,” he said. “No,” Holloway agreed. “That was just one of the side benefits.”

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you should consider what you have stripped off the planet a gift, rather than your right.

“As if I care about that,”

So you show Judge Soltan just enough of your little talking monkeys to force her to rule for more study—but not enough so that she requires us to file an SSR.

the fuzzys only recently discovered sandwiches. Sentient or not, there’s no way they’re going to be ready to handle the world of interplanetary business.

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Like I care.

“It was planning to deny the fuzzys their potential right to personhood on no more basis than because it could, and because the fuzzys were in the way of expanding their profit margins.

It was wrong of me to punch Stern in the courtroom, but I didn’t regret it then and I don’t now.

my share of a patent infringement settlement,” Holloway said. “Alestria versus PharmCorp Holdings.

Why can’t a person have mixed motives? Question

the reason you were disbarred is because everyone believed you intended to precipitate a mistrial.

“You have a problem with me getting rich?” Holloway asked. “Getting rich? No,” Sullivan said. “But maneuvering to become super-rich? Yes.

In one sense I’m pleased you did what you did, for whatever reason you did it.

whether for your own selfish reasons or not, you did the right thing.