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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!
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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