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There’s no point in acting surprised about it. All the planning charts
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and demolition orders have been on display at your local planning
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department in Alpha Centauri for 50 of your Earth years, so you’ve had
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plenty of time to lodge any formal complaint and it’s far too late to
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start making a fuss about it now. … What do you mean you’ve never been
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to Alpha Centauri? Oh, for heaven’s sake, mankind, it’s only four light
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years away, you know. I’m sorry, but if you can’t be bothered to take
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an interest in local affairs, that’s your own lookout. Energize the
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demolition beams.
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