“Some of the people we picked up had been hiding deep underground. They had created much of the destruction.” “And they’re still alive?” “Some of them are.” “And you plan to send them back to Earth?” “No.” “What?” “The ones still alive are very old now. We’ve used them slowly, learned biology, language, culture from them. We Awakened them a few at a time and let them live their lives here in different parts of the ship while you slept.”
