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You may copy it, give it away or +re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included +with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org + + +Title: Earthmen Bearing Gifts + +Author: Fredric Brown + +Release Date: September 4, 2008 [EBook #26521] + +Language: English + +Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 + +*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK EARTHMEN BEARING GIFTS *** + + + + +Produced by Greg Weeks, David Wilson and the Online +Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net + + + + + + +</pre> + + + +<hr class="pg" /> + +<div class="tnote"> +<h3>Transcriber’s note:</h3> + +<p>This story was published in <cite>Galaxy</cite> magazine, June 1960. +Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.</p> +</div> + +<div class="tp"> +<div class="tpbacked"> +<p class="blurb"><a name="png.001" id="png.001"></a><span class="ns">[p</span><span + class="pgmark">148</span><span class="ns">]<br + /></span><big><em>Mars had gifts to offer and +Earth had much in return—if +delivery could be arranged!</em></big></p> + +<h1>EARTHMEN BEARING GIFTS</h1> + +<h2>By FREDRIC BROWN</h2> +</div><p class="illus"><img src="images/illus-148b.png" width="600" height="393" + alt="title page" title="" /></p> + +<h3>Illustrated by CARTER</h3> +</div> + +<div class="main"> +<p class="tb">DHAR Ry sat alone in his +room, meditating. From +outside the door he caught +a thought wave equivalent to a +knock, and, glancing at the door, +he willed it to slide open.</p> + +<p>It opened. “Enter, my friend,” he +said. He could have projected the +idea telepathically; but with only +two persons present, speech was +more polite.</p> + +<p>Ejon Khee entered. “You are +up late tonight, my leader,” he said.</p> + +<p>“Yes, Khee. Within an hour the +Earth rocket is due to land, and I +wish to see it. Yes, I know, it will +<a name="png.002" id="png.002"></a><span class="ns">[p</span><span + class="pgmark">149</span><span class="ns">] + </span>land a thousand miles away, if their +calculations are correct. Beyond +the horizon. But if it lands even +twice that far the flash of the +atomic explosion should be visible. +And I have waited long for first +contact. For even though no Earthman +will be on that rocket, it will +still be first contact—for them. Of +course our telepath teams have +been reading their thoughts for +many centuries, but—this will be +the first <em>physical</em> contact between +Mars and Earth.”</p> + +<p>Khee made himself comfortable +on one of the low chairs. “True,” +he said. “I have not followed recent +reports too closely, though. Why +are they using an atomic warhead? +I know they suppose our planet is +uninhabited, but still—”</p> + +<p>“They will watch the flash +through their lunar telescopes and +get a—what do they call it?—a +spectroscopic analysis. That will +tell them more than they know now +(or think they know; much of it is +erroneous) about the atmosphere +of our planet and the composition +of its surface. It is—call it a sighting +shot, Khee. They’ll be here in +person within a few oppositions. +And then—”</p> + +<p>Mars was holding out, waiting +for Earth to come. What was left +of Mars, that is; this one small city +of about nine hundred beings. The +civilization of Mars was older than +that of Earth, but it was a dying +one. This was what remained of it: +one city, nine hundred people. +They were waiting for Earth to +make contact, for a selfish reason +and for an unselfish one.</p> + +<p class="tb">MARTIAN civilization had developed +in a quite different +direction from that of Earth. It had +developed no important knowledge +of the physical sciences, no technology. +But it had developed social +sciences to the point where +there had not been a single crime, +let alone a war, on Mars for fifty +thousand years. And it had developed +fully the parapsychological +sciences of the mind, which Earth +was just beginning to discover.</p> + +<p>Mars could teach Earth much. +How to avoid crime and war to begin +with. Beyond those simple +things lay telepathy, telekinesis, +empathy….</p> + +<p>And Earth would, Mars hoped, +teach them something even more +valuable to Mars: how, by science +and technology—which it was too +late for Mars to develop now, even +if they had the type of minds which +would enable them to develop +these things—to restore and rehabilitate +a dying planet, so that +an otherwise dying race might live +and multiply again.</p> + +<p>Each planet would gain greatly, +and neither would lose.</p> + +<p>And tonight was the night when +Earth would make its first sighting +shot. Its next shot, a rocket +containing Earthmen, or at least an +<a name="png.003" id="png.003"></a><span class="ns">[p</span><span + class="pgmark">150</span><span class="ns">] + </span>Earthman, would be at the next opposition, +two Earth years, or roughly +four Martian years, hence. The +Martians knew this, because their +teams of telepaths were able to +catch at least some of the thoughts +of Earthmen, enough to know their +plans. Unfortunately, at that distance, +the connection was one-way. +Mars could not ask Earth to hurry +its program. Or tell Earth scientists +the facts about Mars’ composition +and atmosphere which would +have made this preliminary shot +unnecessary.</p> + +<p>Tonight Ry, the leader (as nearly +as the Martian word can be +translated), and Khee, his administrative +assistant and closest friend, +sat and meditated together until +the time was near. Then they drank +a toast to the future—in a beverage +based on menthol, which had the +same effect on Martians as alcohol +on Earthmen—and climbed to the +roof of the building in which they +had been sitting. They watched toward +the north, where the rocket +should land. The stars shone brilliantly +and unwinkingly through +the atmosphere.</p> + +<p class="tb">IN Observatory No. 1 on Earth’s +moon, Rog Everett, his eye at +the eyepiece of the spotter scope, +said triumphantly, “Thar she blew, +Willie. And now, as soon as the +films are developed, we’ll know the +score on that old planet Mars.” He +straightened up—there’d be no +more to see now—and he and +Willie Sanger shook hands solemnly. +It was an historical occasion.</p> + +<p>“Hope it didn’t kill anybody. +Any Martians, that is. Rog, did it +hit dead center in Syrtis Major?”</p> + +<p>“Near as matters. I’d say it was +maybe a thousand miles off, to the +south. And that’s damn close on a +fifty-million-mile shot. Willie, do +you really think there are any Martians?”</p> + +<p>Willie thought a second and +then said, “No.”</p> + +<p>He was right.</p> + +<p class="right">—<b>FREDRIC BROWN</b></p> + + +<p class="illusctr"><img src="images/illus-150.png" width="300" height="133" + alt="ruined Martian houses" title="" /></p> + +</div> + + +<hr class="pg" /> + + + + + + + + + +<pre> + + + + + +End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Earthmen Bearing Gifts, by Fredric Brown + +*** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK EARTHMEN BEARING GIFTS *** + +***** This file should be named 26521-h.htm or 26521-h.zip ***** +This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: + https://www.gutenberg.org/2/6/5/2/26521/ + +Produced by Greg Weeks, David Wilson and the Online +Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net + + +Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions +will be renamed. + +Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no +one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation +(and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without +permission and without paying copyright royalties. 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You may copy it, give it away or +re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included +with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org + + +Title: Earthmen Bearing Gifts + +Author: Fredric Brown + +Release Date: September 4, 2008 [EBook #26521] + +Language: English + +Character set encoding: ASCII + +*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK EARTHMEN BEARING GIFTS *** + + + + +Produced by Greg Weeks, David Wilson and the Online +Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net + + + + + + + + + + +--------------------------------------------------------------+ + | | + | Transcriber's note. | + | | + | This story was published in _Galaxy_ magazine, June 1960. | + | Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the | + | U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed. | + | | + +--------------------------------------------------------------+ + + + + + Mars had gifts to offer and + Earth had much in return--if + delivery could be arranged! + + +EARTHMEN BEARING GIFTS + +By FREDRIC BROWN + + +[Illustration] + +Illustrated by CARTER + + + + +Dhar Ry sat alone in his room, meditating. From outside the door he +caught a thought wave equivalent to a knock, and, glancing at the door, +he willed it to slide open. + +It opened. "Enter, my friend," he said. He could have projected the idea +telepathically; but with only two persons present, speech was more +polite. + +Ejon Khee entered. "You are up late tonight, my leader," he said. + +"Yes, Khee. Within an hour the Earth rocket is due to land, and I wish +to see it. Yes, I know, it will land a thousand miles away, if their +calculations are correct. Beyond the horizon. But if it lands even twice +that far the flash of the atomic explosion should be visible. And I have +waited long for first contact. For even though no Earthman will be on +that rocket, it will still be first contact--for them. Of course our +telepath teams have been reading their thoughts for many centuries, +but--this will be the first _physical_ contact between Mars and Earth." + +Khee made himself comfortable on one of the low chairs. "True," he said. +"I have not followed recent reports too closely, though. Why are they +using an atomic warhead? I know they suppose our planet is uninhabited, +but still--" + +"They will watch the flash through their lunar telescopes and get +a--what do they call it?--a spectroscopic analysis. That will tell them +more than they know now (or think they know; much of it is erroneous) +about the atmosphere of our planet and the composition of its surface. +It is--call it a sighting shot, Khee. They'll be here in person within a +few oppositions. And then--" + +Mars was holding out, waiting for Earth to come. What was left of Mars, +that is; this one small city of about nine hundred beings. The +civilization of Mars was older than that of Earth, but it was a dying +one. This was what remained of it: one city, nine hundred people. They +were waiting for Earth to make contact, for a selfish reason and for an +unselfish one. + + +Martian civilization had developed in a quite different direction from +that of Earth. It had developed no important knowledge of the physical +sciences, no technology. But it had developed social sciences to the +point where there had not been a single crime, let alone a war, on +Mars for fifty thousand years. And it had developed fully the +parapsychological sciences of the mind, which Earth was just beginning +to discover. + +Mars could teach Earth much. How to avoid crime and war to begin with. +Beyond those simple things lay telepathy, telekinesis, empathy.... + +And Earth would, Mars hoped, teach them something even more valuable to +Mars: how, by science and technology--which it was too late for Mars to +develop now, even if they had the type of minds which would enable them +to develop these things--to restore and rehabilitate a dying planet, so +that an otherwise dying race might live and multiply again. + +Each planet would gain greatly, and neither would lose. + +And tonight was the night when Earth would make its first sighting shot. +Its next shot, a rocket containing Earthmen, or at least an Earthman, +would be at the next opposition, two Earth years, or roughly four +Martian years, hence. The Martians knew this, because their teams of +telepaths were able to catch at least some of the thoughts of Earthmen, +enough to know their plans. Unfortunately, at that distance, the +connection was one-way. Mars could not ask Earth to hurry its program. +Or tell Earth scientists the facts about Mars' composition and +atmosphere which would have made this preliminary shot unnecessary. + +Tonight Ry, the leader (as nearly as the Martian word can be +translated), and Khee, his administrative assistant and closest friend, +sat and meditated together until the time was near. Then they drank a +toast to the future--in a beverage based on menthol, which had the same +effect on Martians as alcohol on Earthmen--and climbed to the roof of +the building in which they had been sitting. They watched toward the +north, where the rocket should land. The stars shone brilliantly and +unwinkingly through the atmosphere. + + +In Observatory No. 1 on Earth's moon, Rog Everett, his eye at the +eyepiece of the spotter scope, said triumphantly, "Thar she blew, +Willie. And now, as soon as the films are developed, we'll know the +score on that old planet Mars." He straightened up--there'd be no more +to see now--and he and Willie Sanger shook hands solemnly. It was an +historical occasion. + +"Hope it didn't kill anybody. Any Martians, that is. Rog, did it hit +dead center in Syrtis Major?" + +"Near as matters. I'd say it was maybe a thousand miles off, to the +south. And that's damn close on a fifty-million-mile shot. Willie, do +you really think there are any Martians?" + +Willie thought a second and then said, "No." + +He was right. + + + --FREDRIC BROWN + +[Illustration] + + + + + +End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Earthmen Bearing Gifts, by Fredric Brown + +*** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK EARTHMEN BEARING GIFTS *** + +***** This file should be named 26521.txt or 26521.zip ***** +This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: + https://www.gutenberg.org/2/6/5/2/26521/ + +Produced by Greg Weeks, David Wilson and the Online +Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net + + +Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions +will be renamed. + +Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no +one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation +(and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without +permission and without paying copyright royalties. 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