The Intergalactic Library Planet

THE INTERGALACTIC LIBRARY PLANET

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
--Chaucer, Troilus and Criseyde (c. 1342-1400)

"For: Tan Nigontig--URGENT--twenty hours
Until all data is destroyed. We will
Pay any price for help with storage towers.
Proceed to power grid at Knowledge Hill."
I said their antimatter field-containment
Equipment was substandard, obsolete.
For many parts there were no replacements.
"To: Literary Guild--Found data sheet."
"My alien device replicated these
Containment parts and now you have to know
There is a sixty percent chance that the
Whole core explodes. What is your answer?" "GO!"
The work went well. The job is done.
The large inscription reads, "WE OWE YOU ONE!"