▁in ▁ 1 2 0 ▁years . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁Foundation ' s ▁Edge ▁the ▁Mayor ▁of ▁the ▁Foundation ▁not ices ▁P elor at ' s ▁existence ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁and ▁promises ▁him ▁that ▁she ▁will ▁ar range ▁for ▁him ▁to ▁travel ▁to ▁Tr ant or . ▁The ▁Mayor ▁inform s ▁him ▁that ▁he ▁will ▁travel ▁to ▁Tr ant or ▁with ▁the ▁ex iled ▁council man ▁Gol an ▁Tre v ize . ▁ ▁Upon ▁leaving ▁Term inus ▁on ▁the ▁small ▁space ▁ship ▁Far ▁Star , ▁he ▁and ▁Gol an ▁Tre v ize ▁begin ▁their ▁search ▁for ▁Earth . ▁With ▁only ▁the ▁two ▁of ▁them ▁on ▁board , ▁Gol an ▁Tre v ize ▁inform s ▁P elor at ▁that , ▁as ▁pilot ▁and ▁the ▁person ▁in ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁ship , ▁he ▁has ▁decided ▁they ▁will ▁not ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁Tr ant or ▁but ▁instead ▁to ▁seek ▁out ▁Earth ▁directly ▁with ▁the ▁information ▁they ▁already ▁have . ▁ ▁Instead ▁of ▁finding ▁Earth , ▁by ▁way ▁of ▁the ▁planet ▁Say shell , ▁they ▁find ▁Ga ia , ▁a ▁world ▁which ▁has ▁developed ▁a ▁group ▁conscious ness , ▁and ▁is ▁rum ored ▁to ▁have ▁destroyed ▁any ▁ships ▁that ▁have ▁been ▁sent ▁to ▁it . ▁While ▁on ▁Ga ia , ▁Jan ov ▁falls ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Ga ia , ▁Bl iss . ▁It ▁is ▁these ▁three ▁characters , ▁Gol an , ▁Jan ov , ▁and ▁Bl iss , ▁with ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁Fall om ▁that ▁continue ▁the ▁search ▁for ▁Earth ▁in