“You like this guy! This person Wahram from Saturn. So maybe what you mean is ‘I’ve met somebody.’” Swan stared at Mqaret. It still hadn’t fully sunk in to her that it was possible to be loved. Or even to love. “But I met him a long time ago. I’ve known him for years now!” “Even better,” Mqaret said. “You know him. In fact you had to spend a lot of time with him. What happened in that utilidor? Didn’t something happen?” “We whistled, mostly,” she said. “But yes. Something happened.” “Maybe that’s what a marriage is,” Mqaret said. “Whistling together. Some kind of performance. I mean, not just
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