Altro incontro, altra costante: l’impressione di familiarità che ispira l’incontro, anzi il solito senso di amicizia.
"Standing out beside a door, she looked directly toward where I was. She gave me the impression that I had known her all my life. As I looked at her I felt a relaxation such that it produced in me an incredible happiness. Emotionally reinvigorated should be the word. And if I had sang and danced, it would not have seemed strange to me. I experienced also an undefinable association between her and I, still at a distance."
"At two or three meters I stopped. She smiled, but in her smile there was no evil, nor any coquettness. It was a sweet look and therefore a candid smile, like one who greets with pleasure the return of a friend."
Quindi Elyense (abbreviata in Lya) si presenta come un’extraterrestre facente parte di un gruppo il cui compito sarebbe quello di investigare tutti i tipi di vita intelligente nel loro rapporto con l'ambiente, la loro adattabilità all’ambiente, il loro ciclo di vita biologico-sociale, il rapporto con la morte
"My name is LYA and on the Earth, as well as in other parts of the Universe, my mission is to investigate all types of intelligent life, it's association with the planet, it's adaptability, and the biological-social prolongation"
""I shall explain, professor. I am not of this planet. I come from one that is thousands of light years from Earth. I am part of an investigative group."
Questo perché ci sarebbero molte razze invece che sarebbero molto longeve
"We study the beings who possess a short life, like you for example, and also we study the human reaction faced with death."
"Many races have found the way to prolong life. This for you would be a secret that has ceased being such in my world, in which biological prolongation is no secret, but now universal knowledge. About my age, I am young in relation to many of my racetype. I am almost nine hundred years old.. .or nine centuries if you prefer it that way."
Dice che avevano provato a contattarlo telepaticamente ma senza molto successo
"Members of the group to which I belong and I have tried to open telepathic communication, but we felt that this could have disturbed you a little emotionally, for which we decided on direct communication"
"You are an objective and analytical man. It will be very difficult for us to overcome your scepticism."
"We know that you do not believe all that you receive through the bioelectric telepathic stimulus."
Gli prova le proprie capacità chiedendogli più volte di pensare a qualcosa e dicendogli cosa stava pensando.
Precisa che loro sono come noi, non Dei come talvolta in passato sono stati considerati. Aggiunge, come al solito, che non possono permettere che questo pianeta venga rovinato.
"They look on us as divine beings, celestials, but we nevertheless are like you, with some variations. We love life. It seems to us an affront to the same Universe that the intelligent beings live opting for the mistaken line. They express themselves with violence and live in ignorance. But the rescue of worlds such as yours is not permitted, at least to us. Nor are we permitted to defend other people who live in constant bellicosity and live in constant fear of other people through extended frontier lines."
Penso che possa bastare, il resto sta nei link indicati.
Mi sembra una storia interessante, anche se da quel che ho capito mi sembra difficile da provare. Tuttavia bisognerebbe studiarsi bene prima il lavoro di ricerca che ci fece su Stevens.
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