“Yes.” Clavain’s host seemed pleased. “It appears that Mercier and Sukhoi’s final experiment concerned the transition between tardyonic—the matter we are familiar with—and tachyonic matter states. They were exploring the vacuum states that would allow the construction of a faster-than-light propulsion system.” “That’s simply not possible,” Clavain said. H put a hand on his shoulder. “Actually, I don’t think that is quite the right way to think about it. The grubs knew, of course. This technology had been theirs, and yet they chose to crawl between the stars. That should have told us all we
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