I will tell you a story, a story about a young Lord of Peepi, a brash, bold young man, third son of his father, who had no thought of ever inheriting that family's duties and estate. For nearly the first half of his life he spent his time having to be rescued by his father.
93 Then, one day this Lord met a Noble Lady, a little younger than himself, and for the first time he encountered a woman that did not immediately surrender to his charms. In a short time this woman tamed this young Lord, and steered his activities into meaningful pursuits.
94 In a short time he became richer than his father, and his two brothers, combined. Then, the elder brother was killed while testing a new engine for our spaceships, and the family grieved. But in the grieving came joy, for finally the young Noble Lady agreed to be a wife of the reckless one she had tamed.
95 They went to their wedding time, and she returned with a child....a boy, his father's absolute joy. Two years later she made another child, a second boy. The two sons were inseparable. They inherited their father's nature and were into everything and everywhere at once. The eldest shared his dream with his brother, that someday the two of them would lead a great expedition carrying the Banner of Peepi into the stars.
96 Now, when the youngest son was twelve years, the lady was again filled with child....a girl. And during one of their misadventures the youngest son stole an ancient weapon from the family museum, and , some ammunition. He brought it home, loaded it, and was showing it to his brother, when his mother came in. Seeing the weapon, she went to take it away, and it discharged. The ammunition the boy had taken was the wrong kind for the weapon. It exploded, killing the eldest brother instantly, and seriously wounding the youngest, and, his mother.
97 The Doctors worked with all their skill, and

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