GOD, MACHINE--OR A LISTENING POST FOR OUTSIDERS? Horng faced the delicate, fragile creature clutching a microphone, its wires linked to an interpreting machine. With his enormous eyes blinking slowly, he struggled to articulate words from a language long lost to his race for thirty thousand years. Kor was ... is ... God ... Knowledge. He had endeavored to share this profound truth with the small beings who had invaded his world, but they remained oblivious. Their feeble minds were unable to grasp the ancient memories embedded in his peoples history. Now, they were determined to uncover the forbidden secrets of Kor. Deep within the fossilized layers of his thoughts, Horng recalled a dire warning they must be stopped! If necessary, he would eradicate these creatures known as humans. - Summary by Gutenberg text