《Let There be Darkness》中的设定的收集（1）(43)

Then, unaccountably, her fear vanished and gave place to sheer awe. For a moment her mind held the vision of a universe vast beyond anything she had ever tried to imagine. She seemed in that instant to comprehend thoughts of super-human power and complexity. The envisioning of light-years of space and whirling galaxies comprised of billions of suns and planets seemed childishly simple; the chemistry of life itself was a clear, visible fact that was casually observed and taken for granted. . . .

伟人大步走上前，抓住女孩颤抖的肩膀，凝视着她的眼睛。外星人的思想卷须似乎在探索她的思想。她张开嘴想尖叫，但像在噩梦中一样，发不出任何声音。. . .
然后，莫名其妙地，她的恐惧消失了，取而代之的是纯粹的敬畏。有那么一刻，她的脑海里浮现出一个超乎她曾经想像过的广阔宇宙的景象。她似乎在那一瞬间领悟了超人的力量和复杂的想法。设想光年的空间和由数十亿个太阳和行星组成的旋转星系似乎幼稚地简单；生命本身的化学反应是一个清晰可见的事实，可以随意观察并认为是理所当然的。. . .
【不知名的球形种族】
【不知名的球形种族的实力】
AS DOES YOURS, said the Galactic, EVEN THOUGH YOU THRIVE IN WATER, ALSO. WE KNOW YOUR HISTORY -- A GALACTIC REVOLUTION AGO WE AND THE GREAT RACE HAD TO DRIVE YOU FROM THAT WORLD BECAUSE YOU WOULD NOT LIMIT YOUR CONQUESTS. WE KNOW, TOO, THAT YOU STILL MAINTAIN POPULOUS OUTPOSTS ON THE OCEAN-BOTTOMS OF THE GLOBE IN QUESTION, AS WELL AS ON THE FORTH PLANET OF THE SAME SOLAR SYSTEM. YOU MUST ABANDON THOSE OUTPOSTS.