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I might have been lulled by her show of confidence, had I not commanded a fact or two about spaceships. “A Grand Itinerator compares to an Aberrator as does a mansion to a country cottage,” I said.
“It is a matter of point of view,” she argued. “It depends on whether one concentrates on differences or congruencies. Being of a broad and generous spirit, I prefer the latter perspective. You may be the type who niggles.”

In any case”—he gestured at the car—“this vehicle has achieved a state of permanent inanimation.

"This conversation would be more easily conducted," said Filidor, "if I had any notion of what you are talking about."