iv ▁pe G anz ▁Bra j j yd , ▁his ▁daughter ▁S indi , ▁and ▁her ▁son ▁Nor vis . ▁ ▁Each ▁cont ributes ▁to ▁the ▁slow ▁break down ▁of ▁N idor ian ▁society , ▁which ▁is ▁apparently ▁what ▁the ▁Earth men ▁really ▁want . ▁ ▁Plot ▁summary ▁The ▁original ▁three ▁stories ▁are ▁bra cket ed ▁by ▁narr ative ▁which ▁l ays ▁the ▁found ations ▁for ▁them ▁and ▁details ▁the ▁passage ▁of ▁time ▁between ▁them . ▁ ▁Introduction ▁E lder ▁Grand father ▁Kin is ▁pe Ch arn ok ▁Y orgen ▁finds ▁himself ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁al ien ▁ab du ction . ▁ ▁Str ange ▁be ings ▁calling ▁themselves ▁" E arth men " ▁conduct ▁him ▁to ▁a ▁place ▁above ▁the ▁clouds . ▁ ▁They ▁tell ▁him ▁that ▁they ▁have ▁come ▁from ▁the ▁Great ▁Light ▁to ▁improve ▁N idor . ▁ ▁Kin is ▁pe Ch arn ok ▁must ▁commence ▁building ▁a ▁new ▁School ▁of ▁Div ine ▁Law , ▁where ▁the ▁Earth men ▁will ▁teach ▁N id ori ans ▁the ▁Law ▁and ▁the ▁Script ure , ▁not ▁to ▁mention ▁science ▁and ▁engineering . ▁ ▁Only ▁the ▁best ▁and ▁bright est , ▁the ▁f ittest ▁and ▁most ▁fav ored , ▁will ▁be ▁accepted ▁as ▁students . ▁ ▁K iv ▁( The ▁Ch osen ▁People ) ▁ 4 8 ▁years , ▁ 3 ▁Cy cles ▁of ▁N idor , ▁pass . ▁ ▁K iv ▁pe G anz ▁Bra j j yd ▁en rol s ▁at ▁the ▁school , ▁on ▁his ▁way ▁to ▁the ▁priest hood . ▁