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.Actually, I don t think they ll bother with any assumptions at all as long asmy credit tile is good. Seldon waited, half-expecting someone to come up and greet him as a tribesmanor denounce him as one-more likely--but no one did.Those who passed him didso without a glance and even those who glanced in his direction moved onseemingly untouched.He was especially nervous about the gray kirtles -- thewomen-walking by in pairs or, even worse, with a man.They were downtrodden,unnoticed, snubbed.How better to gain a brief notoriety than by shrieking atthe sight of a tribesman? But even the women moved on.They re not expecting to see a tribesman, Seldon thought, so they don t seeone.That, he decided, augured well for their forthcoming invasion of theSacratorium.How much less would anyone expect to see tribespeople there andhow much more effectively would they therefore fail to see them!He was in fairly good humor when Dors emerged. You have everything? Absolutely. Then lets go back to the room, so you can change. The white kirtle did not fit her quite as well as the gray one did.Obviously,she could not have tried it on or even the densest shopkeeper would have beenstruck with alarm.Page 124 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.html How do I look, Hari? she asked. Exactly like a boy, said Seldon. Now let s try the sash.or obiah.Ihad better get used to calling it that. Dors, without her skincap, was shaking out her hair gratefully.She saidsharply, Don t put it on now.We re not going to parade through Mycogen withthe sash on.The last thing we want to do is call attention to ourselves. No no.I just want to see how it goes on. Well, not that one.This one is better quality and more elaborate. You re right, Dors.I ve got to gather in what attention there is.I don twant them to detect you as a woman. I m not thinking of that, Hari.I just want you to look pretty. A thousand thanks, but that s impossible, I suspect.Now, let s see, how doesthis work? Together, Hari and Dors practiced putting their obiahs on and taking them off,over and over again, until they could do it in one fluid motion.Dors taughtHari how to do it, as she had seen a mandoing it the day before at the Sacratorium.When Hari praised her for her acute observations, she blushed and said, Itsreally nothing, Hari, just something I noticed. Hari replied, Then you re a genius for noticing. Finally satisfied, they stood well apart, each surveying the other.Hari sobiah glittered, a bright red dragonlike design standing out against a palerfield of similar hue.Dors s was a little less bold, had a simple thin linedown the center, and was very light in color. There, she said, just enoughto show good taste. She took it off. Now, said Seldon, we fold it up and it goes into one of the inner pockets.I have my credit tile-Hummin s, really--and the key to this place in this oneand here, on the other side, the Book. The Book? Should you be carrying it around? I must.I m guessing that anyone going to the Sacratorium ought to have acopy of the Book with him.They may intone passages or have readings.Ifnecessary, we ll share the Book and maybe no one will notice.Ready? I ll never be ready, but I m going with you. It will be a tedious trip.Will you check my skincap and make sure no hairshows this time? And don t scratch your head. I won t.You look all right. So do you. You also look nervous. And Seldon said wryly, Guess why! Dors reached out impulsively and squeezed Hari s hand, then drew back as ifsurprised at herself.Looking down, she straightened her white kirtle.Hari,himself a trifle surprised and peculiarly pleased, cleared his throat andsaid, Okay, let s go. 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Robots are described as generally human inshape and made of metal, although some are supposed to have been pseudoorganicin nature.Hari Seldon, in the course of The Flight, is popularly supposed tohave seen an actual robot, but that story is of dubious origin.Nowhere inSeldon s voluminous writings does he mention robots at all, although.ENCYCLOPEDIA GALACTICA56.They were not noticed.Hari Seldon and Dors Venabili repeated the trip of the day before and thistime no one gave them a second look.Hardly anyone even gave them a firstlook.On several occasions, they had to tuck their knees to one side to allowsomeone sitting on an inner seat to get past them and out.When someone gotPage 125 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.htmlin, they quickly realized they had to move over if there was an inner emptyseat.This time they quickly grew tired of the smell of kitties that were notfreshly laundered because they were not so easily diverted by what went onoutside.But eventually they were there. That s the library, said Seldon in a low voice. I suppose so, said Dors. At least that s the building that MyceliumSeventyTwo pointed out yesterday. They sauntered toward it leisurely. Take a deep breath, said Seldon. This is the first hurdle
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