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    The Yillian Way
    The Yillian Way
    The Yillian Way
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    The Yillian Way

    By Keith Laumer

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArchive Classics
    Release dateJan 1, 2010
    The Yillian Way
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    Keith Laumer

    John Keith Laumer (June 9, 1925 – January 23, 1993) was an American science fiction author. Prior to becoming a full-time writer, he was an officer in the United States Air Force and a diplomat in the United States Foreign Service. His older brother March Laumer was also a writer, known for his adult reinterpretations of the Land of Oz (also mentioned in Laumer's The Other Side of Time). Frank Laumer, their youngest brother, is a historian and writer.

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      The Yillian Way - Keith Laumer

      The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Yillian Way, by John Keith Laumer

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      Title: The Yillian Way

      Author: John Keith Laumer

      Release Date: June 9, 2007 [EBook #21782]

      Language: English

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      THE YILLIAN WAY

      By KEITH LAUMER

      The ceremonious protocol of the Yills was impressive, colorful—and, in the long run, deadly!

      I

      Jame Retief, vice-consul and third secretary in the Diplomatic Corps, followed the senior members of the terrestrial mission across the tarmac and into the gloom of the reception building. The gray-skinned Yill guide who had met the arriving embassy at the foot of the ramp hurried away. The councillor, two first secretaries and the senior attaches gathered around the ambassador, their ornate uniforms bright in the vast dun-colored room.

      Ten minutes passed. Retief strolled across to the nearest door and looked through the glass panel at the room beyond. Several dozen Yill lounged in deep couches, sipping lavender drinks from slender glass tubes. Black-tunicked servants moved about inconspicuously, offering trays. A party of brightly-dressed Yill moved toward the entrance doors. One of the party, a tall male, made to step before another, who raised a hand languidly, fist clenched. The first Yill stepped back and placed his hands on top of his head. Both Yill were smiling and chatting as they passed through the doors.

      Retief turned away to rejoin the Terrestrial delegation waiting beside a mound of crates made of rough greenish wood stacked on the bare concrete floor.

      As Retief came up, Ambassador Spradley glanced at his finger watch and spoke to the man beside him.

      Ben, are you quite certain our arrival time was made clear?

      Second Secretary Magnan nodded emphatically. I stressed the point, Mr. Ambassador. I communicated with Mr. T'Cai-Cai just before the lighter broke orbit, and I specifically——

      I hope you didn't appear truculent, Mr. Magnan, the ambassador said sharply.

      No indeed, Mr. Ambassador. I merely——

      You're sure there's no VIP room here? The ambassador glanced around the cavernous room. Curious that not even chairs have been provided.

      "If you'd

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