Farm 22, the library, questions…     The last class had left the classroom. Sarita had finished straightening up after them. She accessed the comnet and began researching Megal Morales. If she was to bond with this man — and that…

The Residency, Refugio, concerns…     Tuban Morales was troubled. “Francos, I hope we have a secondary plan for Megal. So far none of the family Pesch has indicated they have women of the right age. Broker Stein did get a…

A deception, a condition, trouble in Utopia…     Decoman Kearney had made up his mind. He would contact the Assembly Population Office and the guild of discerners. He was no fool. The Refugio trade representative had been to Farm Twenty-Two…

Family revelations, news withheld… It took almost a full week for Rita to arrange a few months off. While many of her colleagues found her haughtiness rude, most valued her knowledge and ability as a healer. She was not sure…

    A trip to Amaurot, family news… Tony borrowed a local car for his trip to the administrative center of Utopia, Amaurot. He usually enjoyed his trips to the largest city. However, on this trip he was apprehensive. He had…

Farm 22, A restless night, A knowledge filled meeting…     Sarita could not sleep. She was tired from the hard-physical labor, but her head buzzed, and her body itched. It was as if she was outside a classroom, or a…

A son’s demand, a father’s dilemma…     Hearing an exchange of voices in the hall as the men left, Francos probed the hall and found his uncle, his father-in-law and his son had arrived. Megal entered the office and bowed…

The Residency, a whitewashed report…     Francos requested Megal meet with him when the official days of mourning were over. He also invited his uncle and his father-in-law to join them. He suspected it would be an emotional meeting, so…

A shattered life, an unexpected change…     Megal Bethal Morales gazed out the window of the air car and again forced himself to relax. The view was beautiful. Crystalline formation in vivid yellows, reds, and black surrounded the many geysers…

The Residency, Ciudad Centro, Refugio, Higgins World     The smoke from the destroyed apartment hung like a shroud over the Residency. Francos Hypath Morales, Overlord of Humanos Verdaderos, the True Humans, stood at the window staring at the still-smoking remains…