Universal translators were a dime a dozen on Earth. Half wonder if they'd be able to process strange alien languages.
17 is a paltry number. Certain it will grow, the more people that are brought in.Then the real difficulty will start.
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Universal translators were a dime a dozen on Earth. Half wonder if they'd be able to process strange alien languages.[He's no genius on how modern technology worked, even if he himself could be considered 'technology', but he would digress:]
17 is a paltry number. Certain it will grow, the more people that are brought in.Then the real difficulty will start.
[Why does this sound menacing.]