《A Higher Level of Misunderstanding 》作者：- Carl Frederick【EPUB】

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A HIGHER LEVEL OF MISUNDERSTANDING by CARL FREDERICK Illustrated by John Allemand * * * * Interspecies diplomats may have to take “When in Rome...” a bit beyond what they’re used to.... Roger stopped at the snack synth for a Hypercoffee and a candy bar before making his way toward a table at the far end of the lounge. There Duncan Frye, Commissioner of the Angloterran Trade Embassy, sat staring morosely out the window onto the jumble of architectural styles of Free Trade City. A file folder lay open in front of him. “How did we blow it?” he said as Roger pulled up a chair. “We had everything arranged: premier conference room, sterling silver commemorative pens, personalized notebooks, contracts bound in leather binders, translations in English, Nriln, and Delvan. What more could we have done?” Roger shook his head. “I don’t understand the Nriln,” said Duncan, gazing down at the hand-written notes in the folder. “They said the meeting was unsuitable. But what the hell was unsuitable about it?” “I almost think it was a translator problem,” said Roger. “Translator problem?” Duncan rubbed a hand across his forehead. “They storm