Moera

In three days I reached Moera-dua, the first village in Rembang, and finding the country dry and undulating, with a good sprinkling of forest, I determined to remain a short time and try the neighbourhood.

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Barrent nodded his thanks before he noticed that the girl was not Moera; she was the skrenning mutant who had predicted his death.

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Barrent and Moera had adjoining rooms, and the door between them was unlocked.

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"Well," Moera said, "if you won't change your mind, I suppose I'll just have to put up with you."

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Eylan glanced at Moera, who shrugged her shoulders.

The Status Civilization Robert Sheckley 1966

At last, late on the seventh day, Barrent and Moera returned to Tetrahyde.

The Status Civilization Robert Sheckley 1966

Moera was silent for a while, watching him with unblinking green eyes.

The Status Civilization Robert Sheckley 1966

Moera said, "It would be better to wait another six months."

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Moera had given no sign of wanting him to do so; and on a planet where women have easy and continual access to poisons, a man had to think twice before inflicting his company where it was not wanted.

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After a moment, Barrent realized that Moera was speaking.

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