‘So, do I correctly surmise that under normal circumstances, you and your sister offer something to your people that fits a particular need?’ ‘We do,’ she said. ‘We offer me.’ ‘You?’ He leaned his shelled torso back, and thought. ‘You speak Klip. You understand other customs. You’re . . . you’re their Speaker.’ Speaker warmed with the quiet joy of being understood. ‘Exactly.’ ‘You can get access to things others can’t. Go into shops where they might get turned away, or . . .’ ‘Help them finish the formwork to get an official pilot’s licence. Get a bunch of seedlings from the nursery that
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