Relay's

But all of that was a ways off, and for the moment Relay's Blight "windfall" was a shrinking affair.

A Fire Upon the Deep Vinge, Vernor 1992

A number of items suggested that the attack had been aimed at stealing Relay's archives, but only one or two claimed that the Blight sought to recover an artifact, or prevent the Relayers from recovering one.

A Fire Upon the Deep Vinge, Vernor 1992

The terrible wounds in his back had been Old One's implants, organic machinery that had made Pham close-linked to Relay's local network -- and thence to the Power above.

A Fire Upon the Deep Vinge, Vernor 1992

As Relay's chief competitor in this region, we of Windsong have benefited modestly from the overflow; however, until now we thought it inappropriate to propose a coordinated response to the problem.

A Fire Upon the Deep Vinge, Vernor 1992

Straumli Realm was a significant human civilization, but it accounted for only an infinitesimal fraction of Relay's message traffic.

A Fire Upon the Deep Vinge, Vernor 1992

Ravna recognized Relay's "attic," the junkyard of abandoned ships and freight devices that floated just a thousand light-seconds from the archives.

A Fire Upon the Deep Vinge, Vernor 1992

Their netmail was mostly jabberwocky even after Relay's best interpretation.

A Fire Upon the Deep Vinge, Vernor 1992

At Sjandra Kei, Relay's reputation had been fabulous.

A Fire Upon the Deep Vinge, Vernor 1992

Hundreds of customers from the Top and the Transcend -- even Old One -- were saturating Relay's resources with their curiosity about the Straumli debacle.

A Fire Upon the Deep Vinge, Vernor 1992

Almost five percent of Relay's capacity was bound up in its service.

A Fire Upon the Deep Vinge, Vernor 1992