"Metaspace
is the precise and exclusive culture of mediators."
"They
make discoveries there; they are humbled, refreshed, augmented there."
"For
all these reasons they are no longer adequate for the needs of this citizenry
and civil unrest will not wither and die until these needs are met."
"Mediation
by a well and consistently trained dedicated body of citizens, pledged to
the sacredness of their calling, will far better serve the city than will
other means we have tried."
"Where
is Metaspace? What are its coordinates? One may well ask. An answer with any
meaningful detail will not be forthcoming."
"Information
available to all citizens is that it is the locus of all mediator knowledge,
law, history and future."
"It
is the collection of memes, memories, aspirations, commentaries and glosses,
dreams and analyses."
"It
is the lifeway throughout time and thus without it."
"They
journey there and within there wherever there is and learn and add and alter
it."
"But what are its coordinates?"
"Hover
pellets and balance shafts are in essence no more than crossbones or chance
stones. They are rudimentary and truly may never have been any more than forecasting
means."
"They
possess no authority."
"Their
inherent qualities demand no respect or deference because what guides them
cannot be defined and what guides them cannot be proved to be immune to influence."
"Violence,
anxiety, fear, hatred, revenge, violence."
"This
has been called a destructive cycle but in the way that it cascades and escalates
it cannot be a cycle but it may be a vortex that consumes us all. Then will
our city and our culture be destroyed. No future will be ours."
"Hover
pellets and balance shafts have been clearly, repeatedly, shown to be inadequate
for citizens' needs."
"They
have no code of conduct and procedure and accountability."
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Blkahn, civic official, 18th generation
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Haqarrru, mediator, 16th generation
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Wixalken, civic official, 20th generation
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