Chapter 19 Chapter Eighteen

Later they told me that someone was secretly helping me during that interview.Some people mentioned "police" and "army", which was actually arranged on purpose.Stu Lajoie did not want to take any risks, and everything was arranged seamlessly.But by the time I knew it, I'd become adept at handling these interviews—the interviews were endless. Despite my exhaustion, I didn't get a good night's rest and had to accommodate diplomatic staff who were willing to risk their way to our place.Almost none of them are official visits, even the group of Chadian diplomats, just came to see us out of curiosity.

There was only one who was of any importance, and he was a Chinese.We were surprised to see him; he was the Chinese representative on the committee.I called him "Dr. Zhang" and we pretended to be meeting for the first time. Dr. Zhang was a senator of Greater China at the time and the resident chief representative of Greater China in the lunar government. Once again, I laid out our point of view, added a bit of context, and dismissed the others. I pushed the wheelchair back to the room, but was immediately called to the professor again. "Manuel, I think you have noticed our distinguished visitor from the Middle Kingdom."

"That old Chinese from the committee?" "Please, don't use our lunar way of speaking, lad. Not here, not even with me. He wants to know what we mean by ten-fold, hundred-fold growth. You tell him." "Tell him the truth or fool him?" "Honestly, he's no fool. Can you handle the technical aspects?" "I prepared, no problem, unless he himself is an expert in ballistics." "He's not, but don't pretend you understand, and don't presume he's on our side! But if he can finally come to the conclusion that we both have the same interests, he will help us a lot. Don't always Trying to convince him, he's in my study. Good luck, and remember to speak standard English, not lunar dialect!"

After I entered, Dr. Zhang stood up.I apologize for not being able to get up.He said he could understand the difficulties of a gentleman from the moon working here, and my inconvenience.After shaking hands, he sat down. "I'll be blunt. You've talked about cheap ways to get large tonnage to the moon, so you already have a solution? I told him that there is a way, the upfront investment is huge, but the running cost is low. "Sir, that's the method we've been using on the moon for years, a catapult—a catapult that takes the ejection pod out of the reach of gravity."

He was unmoved, "Colonel, do you know that this proposal has been proposed several times, but it has been rejected for some very convincing reasons, which have to do with air pressure." "That's right, Doctor. But we believe that, based on extensive computer analysis and our ejection experience, this problem can now be solved. Our two major companies on the Moon, Moon Home Corporation and Moon City Bank of Singapore, are ready to join forces and lead Form a business, try this plan, but they need help from your planet. They are willing to share voting stock with you - although they would prefer to sell securities and retain control. And what they need most is from a government Concession of the land – permanent land use right to build the catapult there. Maybe in India.”

(The above are all prepared speeches. If you check the records, they will find that the Moon House Company has collapsed, and the whole situation of Moon City Bank in Singapore, as the central bank of a country undergoing great changes. But The purpose of the speech was the last word: India. The professor repeatedly told me that this word must be said at the end.) Dr. Zhang replied: "Don't worry about financial issues, as long as it is feasible, it should be financially feasible, but why choose India?" "Oh, sir, over ninety percent of the food we ship is consumed in India—"

"Ninety-three point one percent." "Yes, sir, India is very interested in our grain, so it is likely that India will cooperate. It will grant us land, labor and materials, etc. But I mention India because it has a wide range of sites to choose from The location must be on a high mountain and not far from the equator of the earth. The latter is not necessary, but it is helpful to the overall plan. The key point is that the location must be on a high mountain. This is the same as the air pressure or air pressure you just mentioned. Density is related. The ejection cabin must be at a certain altitude, the ejection speed of the load exceeds eleven kilometers per second, and it must be in thin air or even close to a vacuum. This is why you must choose a high mountain. For example, from here The 400-kilometer Nanda Devi mountain, the railway goes all the way to a place 60 kilometers away, the road almost reaches the foot of the mountain, and the altitude is 8,000 meters. I don't know if Nanda Devi mountain is an ideal place. I just learned from Logically, it might be an ideal location. Ultimately, the location should be determined by geoengineers."

"Is it true that the higher the mountain, the better?" "Yes, sir," I said, "it would be best to choose a high mountain near the equator, and then design it to compensate for the loss of the catapult chamber due to the rotation of the earth. The difficulty lies in how to avoid this annoying thick atmosphere as much as possible. Sorry, Doctor, I didn't mean to criticize your planet." "Colonel, there are higher mountains here. Tell me about your proposed catapult." "The length of this catapult is determined by the acceleration. We think—or the computer calculates—that it is best to achieve an acceleration of twenty times the gravity of the earth. With this speed, the ejection pod can escape the gravity of the earth, and That is, the length of the catapult is one hundred and twenty-three kilometers. Therefore—"

"Wait a minute, Colonel, are you proposing to drill a hole more than three hundred kilometers deep?" "Oh, no! Work must be done on the ground, so that the shock wave spreads out, and the stator extends almost horizontally, rising four kilometers up every three hundred kilometers—almost in a straight line, with the deflection force of the earth's rotation and other minor Variables will make it a gentle curve. For example, the lunar catapult is almost a straight line within the visible range of the naked eye, extending out, and after a few mountains, the catapult cabin is invisible."

"Oh, I thought you were overestimating today's engineering capabilities. We can drill deep, but not that far. Go ahead." "Doctor, it's probably because of this common misconception that you're asking me why this catapult wasn't built before then. I've seen those early studies, and most of them assumed that the catapult was vertical, or that the end was slanted upwards. Spaceships send people into space. But that’s not feasible, and it’s not necessary. I think your assumption is based on the fact that your spaceships are all vertical or near-vertical lifts.”

I went on: "But they did that to get above the atmosphere, not into orbit. The acceleration out of gravity is not a vector, it's vectorless, and the payload ejected from the catapult will never come back to Earth, no matter how far it goes. Which direction to eject. Oh... Two things to correct: one, it can't be aimed at the earth itself, but lifted up a little bit and aimed at the sky; second, it must have enough acceleration to break through the atmosphere. direction, it can reach the moon." "Yes, but does this catapult only work once a month?" "No, sir. Once a day if you want, and the ejection time should match the position of the moon in its orbit. But in fact-this is a computer analysis, I am not an expert in space-this catapult can be ejected in almost any Time is used, just change the ejection speed, you can reach the moon." "I can't imagine." "Neither can I, Doctor, but—excuse me, isn't there a particularly good computer at Peking University?" "So what?" (Is the other side even more deadpan? An intelligent computer—a brain inside a machine? Or a "living" computer, with a consciousness of its own? Either possibility is a matter of course to us.) terrible thing.) "Why not use a state-of-the-art computer to figure out all possible ejection times for the catapult? Some orbits are far from lunar orbit, and the ejection capsule will take a considerable amount of time to return to a point where it can be intercepted by the moon; some orbits are closer to the earth, and can be directly reached Moon; some are as simple as the ones we use on the Moon. There are periods of the day where short orbits can be chosen. But the payload pod will not be in the catapult for more than a minute. Payload ready. Possibly more than one pod per ejection if power is sufficient and computer control is multifunctional. The only thing that worries me are those mountains, are they all covered with snow?" "Most of the time," he replied, "glaciers and snow and bare rocks everywhere." "Sir, I was born on the moon and know nothing about snow. The stator must not only be stable under the strong gravity of this planet, but must also withstand the dynamic thrust at twenty times the acceleration of gravity of the earth. I think it must not be built on glaciers and On the snow, right?" "I'm no engineer, Colonel, but it looks unlikely. The snow and glaciers must all be cleared. Weather is a problem, too." "I don't know anything about the weather, doctor. All I know is that ice crystallizes at 335 million joules per ton. I don't know how many tons of ice and how much energy it would take to clear the entire site? But it seems to me that All that ice needs is a reactor that needs as much energy as it takes to activate a catapult." "We can build a reactor to melt the ice. The Antarctic continent has solved the ice and snow problem a few years ago. Don't worry about it. A 350 kilometers long, a certain height, no ice and snow cover, and a solid rock site --do you have anything else?" "Not much, sir. You can collect the melted ice near the catapult bay and transport it to the moon. That's the most practical thing to ship to the moon—and it's a very economical way. And the steel catapult bay It can be reused hundreds of times. We can use the catapult pods launched by you to send food to the earth, and also save some resources that are already scarce on the moon. There are not many changes to the moon. It is the same as our current catapult pods to Mumbai The steps are similar, the braking rocket using solid fuel is programmed and controlled by the ground control center. And it will be cheaper by then, because the braking force required is much smaller, the original need to brake eleven kilometers per second, then only the brake Moving half a kilometer per second—this has the advantage, because the braking rocket is a parasitic weight, and there is no need for such a heavy rocket, and the payload will increase accordingly. There is another way to increase the payload.” "what way?" "Doctor, this is beyond my specialty, but as we all know, your best spaceships are powered by nuclear fusion and use hydrogen as a reactor, but hydrogen is very expensive on the moon, so you can only use other substitutes, but the efficiency is not very high Imagine a huge, powerful space tug for the moon? It can use gasified rocks as a reactor, be able to go into a resident orbit, intercept the ejection capsule ejected from the earth, and bring it back to the surface of the moon. It might be ugly and uninspired — but it won’t be driven by a human, or even a cyborg, just ground computer navigation.” "Yes, I suppose such a ship could be designed. But let's not complicate things. Did you mention all the points about this catapult?" "I think so, Doctor. The choice of location is the most important thing. Taking Nanda Devi Mountain as an example, I saw on the map that there is a long and high ridge extending westward. Its length should be as long as ours. Pretty much what the catapult asks for. If true, it would be an ideal location - no mining, no bridges. I'm not saying it's the most ideal location, but it's the type of location we're looking for: there A very tall mountain with a long ridge on the west side of the mountain." "I see." Dr. Zhang suddenly stood up and said goodbye. In the next few weeks, I repeatedly explained my conception in secret meetings with their representatives in more than a dozen countries. The only difference is that I mentioned different mountain names when talking with representatives of different countries. During my meeting with the Ecuadorian representative, I pointed out that Camporazo was an ideal location, almost on the equator. I emphasized to the representative of Argentina that Mount Aconcagua is the highest mountain in the Western Hemisphere. I told the Bolivian representative that I had noticed that the Alto Plano Mountains in the Andes were almost as high as the Tibetan plateau, but closer to the equator, making it easier to find suitable sites for building catapults than anywhere on earth. I spoke again with a North American representative who was politically opposed to the guy who called us "the mob."I pointed out that Mount McKinley rivals any mountains in Asia or South America, and Mauna Loa in Hawaii, which is a very suitable site for construction. , Mars will be developed, and freight between the three planets (possibly four) will pass through this large island. I never mentioned that Mauna Loa is a volcano, but instead I noted that its location allowed the catapult pod to splash safely into the Pacific Ocean in case of difficulty. In the USSR, only one mountain with a height of more than seven thousand meters was mentioned. Mt Kilimanjaro, Popocatpeitel, Mt Logan, El Libertad - my favorites vary from country to country, our only requirement is that the mountain be "tallest" locally mountain peak".When we visited Chad, I found that everyone was saying that the mountains in Chad were ideal, and their explanations were so reasonable that I almost believed them. With the help of Stu Lajoie's people who kept asking me leading questions, I talked about chemical engineering on the moon's surface (which I know nothing about), how there are endless active volcanoes and solar energy As well as unlimited raw materials for processing products that are extremely expensive or impossible to manufacture on Earth - if cheap shipping between the Earth and the Moon can finally be realized, it will be profitable to exploit the resources on the Moon. In my conversations I always imply that the lunar government bureaucrats on Earth simply don't see the moon's great potential (and they do).Plus, we unequivocally answer: The moon can accept all immigrants - because that question keeps getting asked. This is also true, although we never mention that the moon (and sometimes the moonmen) killed about half of the new arrivals.But few of the people we talk to think about emigrating themselves, they always want to force or persuade other people to immigrate in order to reduce the population—lower their own taxes.We are also seeing rising numbers of underfed people everywhere, and we are not sending enough food to meet the demand, but I am silent on this fact. We can't even house, feed and train a million newcomers every year, and a million is less than a drop of water in the ocean on earth, and more than a million children are born every night.Many of the people we take in are not voluntary immigrants. If the earth is forced to emigrate, and a large number of people are transported to the moon...the moon has only one way to deal with new immigrants: Either he does not make any mistakes-whether it is in human relations or In terms of dealing with the natural environment that will bite you if you don't say hello, you will either become the fertilizer in the crop field of which tunnel. A large number of immigrants flooding the moon means more dangers, and it is impossible to help them avoid dangers. However, the professor was all about "the bright future of the moon" and I was mostly talking about catapults. In the weeks we waited for the committee to call us back, we did a lot.Stu's men have a lot of information ready, and it's up to us to use as much as we can.Needless to say, every week on Earth takes a year off our life, probably more so for the professor.But he never complained, and was always charmingly ready for meeting after meeting. We spent more time in North America.We issued the Declaration of Independence just three hundred years after the British colonies in North America issued the Declaration of Independence, which has an excellent publicity effect.The entire publicity was operated by Stu's men.Although the "United States" has existed in name only since the entire continent was unified by the United Nations, the people of North America are still full of affection for it.They still have to elect a president every eight years.Why?I don't know - why does England have a Queen?The people of North America are also proud of their nonexistent sovereignty. The word "sovereignty," like "love," means whatever you want it to mean. "Sovereignty" means too many things in North America, and "July 4th" is a magical day.We made public appearances in front of the crowd - that was handled by the 14th League, which Stu told us didn't cost much at all other than a few bucks in the beginning.As soon as I got moving, donations kept pouring in. The League even managed to raise all the funds it intended to spend elsewhere at once—North Americans were happy to donate, and they didn't care where the money ended up. Stu took another day when we got to the southern part of North America—Mexico.His men convinced locals that the coup was on May 5, not two weeks later.They lined the road to welcome us, shouting in Spanish: "Cinco de Mayo, freedom and independence, Cinco de Mayo!" I couldn't understand what they said, and the professor was responsible for all the answers. But in July 4th country, I understand the local language and perform better.Stu told me not to wear my left arm in public.They sewed up the left sleeve of my shirt and said I lost my left arm "fighting for freedom". Whenever people ask me about my left arm, all I have to do is crack a joke, "Look what happens when you like to chew your nails"—and change the subject. I never liked North America, even when I first got here.It's not the most crowded place on earth, with only a billion people.But you see, in Mumbai, people can still sleep on their backs on the sidewalk; in Greater New York, people can only sleep standing up with a blanket wrapped around them-I doubt anyone can sleep.Luckily I still have a wheelchair. It's a different story in mixed-skinned areas: they care about skin color - even though they keep saying they don't.When I first came here, my skin was either too light or too dark, and they always wanted me to speak out about race that I had no idea about.God, I have no idea what my genes are.One of my grandmothers came from a part of Asia where invaders swarmed like locusts, raping, killing, and looting everywhere they went—why not ask her? Places like India, where racism is overtly rife, are simpler.If you're not Indian, you're nothing - and of course Indian races look down on each other.Still, as "Colonel O'Kelly Davis, Hero of the Free Moon," I don't have to deal with reverse racism in North America. We were surrounded by a large group of people who wanted to care about us and were eager to help.I had them do two things for me—things I never had the time, money or energy to do when I was here for training before: I went to a Yankees game and I visited Salem. I should really keep my fantasy.It's better to watch baseball on TV, you can actually watch the game without having to squeeze in two hundred thousand people.Also, someone should have shot that outfielder.I watched most of the game in fear, and then they had to pull me out of the crowd with my wheelchair - but I told the hosts I had a good time. Salem is like the rest of Boston.But the time spent there was not wasted, I laid a wreath by the stone bridge and gave a speech, the whole thing was filmed on video. The professor loves this video, he can always entertain himself.He also always has something new to say about the bright future of the moon. In New York, he described tourist attractions on the moon to the president of a chain of restaurants called "Rabbit Restaurants" -- once the cost of travel is within the range of most people, travel to the moon will be convenient, including escort service , exotic side trips, gambling - no tax. This last point piqued everyone's interest, so the professor took advantage of the opportunity to expand it to the topic of "extending life" - a chain of retirement hotels, where people on earth can live on pensions on earth, but can live more than on earth. To live twenty, thirty, or even forty years, though as an exile—but which is better?Reverse racism on the moon refers to the objective damage to the interests of whites caused by the adoption of mandatory equality measures to prevent blacks from being discriminated against in school admissions and employment. Salem is a port city in northeast Massachusetts, United States.An hour's drive northeast of Boston. In 1692, the "Salem Wizard Case" occurred.In the seventeenth century the New England settlers of America took upon them the various states through its agents to distribute its trustee property as required. "Is there anything else you want to add to your admission?" he asked. I said, "In God's name, what are you talking about? I never confessed anything!" The Greater New York Times published: "Deputy Minister" of the Moon Says: "Food Belongs to the Hungry" NEW YORK TODAY - Mr. O'Kelly Davis, Self-Proclaimed "Colonel of the Liberty Moon Armed Forces", At a Banquet Attempts to Win Earthlings Against Confederacy Moon Colony Insurgents support.He volunteered to this newspaper that the "freedom from starvation" clause of the Magna Carta was applicable to lunar grain shipments— I asked my professor how to deal with this situation. “Usually counteract that unfriendly question with another question,” he told me. “Never let him do it himself, he’ll add embellishment to what you say. This reporter — is he thin? Can you see ribs?” "No, he's big." "I think with that executive order he's citing, he doesn't have to burn 1,800 calories a day. You can ask him how long he's been on his quota? Why is he giving up again? Or ask him what he had for breakfast -- and whatever he answers, You must show an expression of disbelief. Or if you don’t know what the person wants to know, then you can move to the topic you want to talk about in the form of rhetorical questions. Then, no matter what he answers, you just talk about yourself Say what you want to say, and ask other people to ask questions. There is no logic—it’s a tactic.” "Professor, no one here consumes a quota of eighteen hundred calories a day. It may be in Bombay, but not here." "Manuel, the so-called 'equal rationing' is just a fiction. Half the food on this planet goes on the black market, or is not calculated according to regulations. Maybe they have two sets of records, and the data given to the UN has nothing to do with the economy ..I'm sure the Indian representative in the food committee is not reporting the real numbers.India is silent because it gets a big share from the moon...then 'playing political tricks with starvation' I think you should remember this quote Well, that means using our food to control domestic elections. Last year there was a planned famine in Kerala. Did you see the news?" "No." "Because it wasn't reported at all. It's a wonderful thing for a manager to run a democracy, Manuel... Its biggest bargaining chip is 'freedom of the press' which in turn is defined as 'responsible ', and it's up to the administrators to define what's 'irresponsible.' Do you know what the moon needs most?" "More ice." "No, it's a new system and it can't all depend on just one computer network. Our friend Mike is our greatest danger." "What? Don't you trust Mike?" "Manuel, I don't even trust myself on some issues. Take the freedom of the press, for example. There's a classic saying about restricting 'a little' freedom of the press'—'a little bit' of pregnancy. As long as someone— — Even if our ally Mike controls our press, we have no freedom, don’t have it, and never will. I hope someday I can own a newspaper that doesn’t rely on any source or channel. I’m even happy to use Hand-copied, like Benjamin Franklin's newspapers at the time." I abstain from this question. "Professor, what will happen if the talks fail and food shipments stop?" "The Lunarians will be very angry with us. . . Many Earthlings will die. Have you read Malthus?" [① Malthus (1766~1834), a British economist, is famous for his book "On Population". He believed that the population grows geometrically and the means of subsistence grows arithmetically. If excessive population growth is not restrained.Necessary to give rise to "sin and poverty". 】 He stretched out his hand and stroked the shiny barrel. "Manuel, there was a man who, like many of the trustees here, had a purely cosmetic government job, cleaning the brass cannons of government buildings." "Why do government buildings have cannons?" "It doesn't matter. He's been working for years, making a living at it, and has a little savings, but he can't make a living doing it. So one day he quits his job, takes his savings, and buys a A brass cannon, going about his business." "Sounds like an idiot." "No doubt, but when we turned out the Warden, didn't we do the same? Manuel, you'll outlive me. If the Moon were to choose a flag, I'd like it to be a cannon , or a red lever, symbolizing our proud family heritage. Do you think it can be done?" "If you can draw it, you should be fine. But what do you want a flag for? You can't find a flagpole anywhere on the moon." "It flies in our hearts... We foolish fools want to stand against the government, and the flag is our symbol. Do you remember, Manuel?" "Of course. I'll remind you then." I don't like talking like this.He was already using the oxygen tent privately, but not in public. We came to a place called Lexington, Kentucky in the Central Administration District. Here, my "ignorance" and "stubbornness" are on full display.But one thing for which there are no rules and no ready-made answers is life on the moon. The professor asked me to tell them the truth, emphasizing the warm and friendly aspects, and talking more about the strange things that are different from the earth. "Remember, Manuel, only a few thousand people have ever been to the moon, a small fraction of one percent. To most people, we are like the exotic animals in the zoo with red stripes, symbolizing prison uniforms. , the ancestors of the Moon people, mostly prisoners in exile here. That's interesting. Remember the turtle show in Lao Yuan Gongbei? We're like those turtles." Of course I do remember them harassing the tortoises and exhausting them.But when the team of men and women started asking me about family life in the Moon, I was still more than happy to answer. I will ignore that there are too many men in the Moon community, and the ratio is seriously out of balance.In Moon City, life is mostly family, which is monotonous by Earth standards, but I like it.The situation in other regions is broadly similar.People work, raise kids, gossip, and family dinners are the happiest time of their day. I don't have much to say, so I'll just tell them what interests them.In fact, every custom of the Moon comes from Earth, because we all came from there.But the Earth is so big that the customs of Micronesia, for example, would look strange to North Americans. There's a woman - I don't want to call her a lady - who wants to know about marriages on the moon.First of all, is it possible to get married on the moon without a certificate? I asked them what is a marriage certificate? Her companion said, "Mildred, skip that question. Marriage certificates never existed in pioneer society." "But don't you keep records?" she insisted. "Of course," I agreed, "my family has a family tree that records pretty much every wedding, birth, death, and every event of significance since the first generation settled in Johnson City, including not only the immediate family, but also the family. Including collateral relatives. In addition, a scholar, out of hobby, searched for the genealogy of ancient families in our residential area, and wanted to write a book about the history of Moon City." "But don't you have official records? In Kentucky we have records going back hundreds of years." "Ma'am, we haven't lived on the moon that long!" "Yes, but—well, there must be a City Clerk in Moon City. Maybe you'd call him a 'City Recorder.' A government official who records these things." I said "I don't think so ma'am. There are some bookies that do some paperwork like contract stamping, contract records, etc. This is also for people who can't read and write and can't keep their own records, but I Never heard of marriage registration. It’s not that it’s not allowed, it’s just never heard of it.” "Whatever you want. And there's a rumor that divorce is extremely easy on the moon! I dare say it's true!" "No, ma'am, you can't say that divorce is easy, there's so much to sort out. Oh... As an easy example, a lady said she had two husbands—" "Two husbands?" "There could be more, there could be only one, or there could be more complicated forms of marriage. Let me take the example of a woman with two husbands. She decides to divorce one of them, and if the two husbands are friendly, the other agrees." , the man she was going to leave didn't make a fuss (although the divorce wouldn't benefit him). Well, she divorced him and he was gone, but there would still be endless things left. Two men could be business partners in business - husbands are usually business partners. Divorce breaks the partnership, so money needs to be resolved. The house may be shared by all three of them, and although it is in her name, it is usually the husband who pays for it Bought or rented. More often than not, it's child support etc. A lot of things, no ma'am, divorce is never that simple. You can divorce him in ten seconds, but it may take ten years to get it The bits and pieces are done. Isn't that how it is here?" "If this is a simple marriage, what is a 'complex' marriage?" I started by explaining polyandry, clan marriages, group marriages, family marriages, etc.The woman said, "You confuse me. Is there any difference between a family lineage and a clan marriage?" "Big difference. Take me for example. I've been lucky enough to be part of the oldest—and I'd rather be extreme—best lineage on the moon. That divorce you're just asking about has never been in our family. No, and you can bet there won't be any. Family marriages get stronger year after year, everyone learns to live in peace, and no one thinks of leaving. Also, there will never be a divorce with all the wives unanimously Oita is enthusiastic, but in my life, my family is the most important. Without them, I seem to be immortal. But at that time, she may be chosen by the family to set an example from the perspective of family tradition. She acts sensibly and avoids mistakes. Even if I do, the other wives will not hesitate if they need me to die, because my essence will live on. Dear lady, I think you will feel that our lunar marriage customs are a bit Weird." "Take the type of marriage my colleague praises...his praise is very valid, I can assure you, except, of course, of his personal preference. My mother is partial. In an insecure In the environment, family marriage is the best way to preserve capital and protect children's welfare, and these are the two basic social functions of marriage. Human beings: always have to deal with the natural environment. Family marriage is very successful in achieving this purpose invention. Other forms of marriage on the Moon serve the same purpose, but not as well as a family marriage." He said good night and left. I always have one of my family photos with me, the latest one, our wedding to Wyoming.The brides were beautiful, Wyoh was radiant, the rest of us were happy, and Grandpa looked tall and proud, showing no signs of aging. I was a little disappointed that they looked at the picture strangely. A man named Matthews said: "Can you give me the picture, Colonel?" I hesitated. "I only have this one, and it's so far away from home." "Just a moment. I mean, let me take a picture of it. It's right there, and you don't even have to let go of it." "Oh, of course!" I'm not pretty in the photo, just a face, but Wyoh is beautiful and Lenore is even more beautiful. He took this photo. The next morning, they broke into my suite, woke me up, and arrested me.他们把我从轮椅上带走，将我锁在一个装有铁栅的牢房里。据说是因为我犯了重婚罪、一夫多妻罪，公开道德败坏并公开煽动别人这样做。 幸亏姆姆没有看到。