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"Yes," Gwedif said. "Give me a second to translate it." He was quiet for a m
oment, then, "It's called the Ionar. It's the name of our first sentient anc
estor, like an Adam or Eve for you. It also means 'explorer' or 'teacher' in
a loose sense of those words, in that Ionar, realizing he was the first of
his kind, learned as much as he could about the world so that his" -- anothe
r pause here -- "children could know as much as possible. His exploration is
our culture's first and greatest memory epic. We thought that his name woul
d be a good one for this ship. Provident. That reminds me, we should plug yo
ur nose before we go out into the ship."
"With your permission, the ientcio says," Gwedif said, "I will act as your c
onduit."
"Are we really in space?" he asked.
Silence for another moment.
oment, then, "It's called the Ionar. It's the name of our first sentient anc
estor, like an Adam or Eve for you. It also means 'explorer' or 'teacher' in
a loose sense of those words, in that Ionar, realizing he was the first of
his kind, learned as much as he could about the world so that his" -- anothe
r pause here -- "children could know as much as possible. His exploration is
our culture's first and greatest memory epic. We thought that his name woul
d be a good one for this ship. Provident. That reminds me, we should plug yo
ur nose before we go out into the ship."
"With your permission, the ientcio says," Gwedif said, "I will act as your c
onduit."
"Are we really in space?" he asked.
Silence for another moment.