Borski and cacogens (Long)

Roy C. Lackey · 24 May 2006, 06:40 · from 2006-May.txt.gz

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From: rclackey at stic.net (Roy C. Lackey)
Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 01:40:44 -0500
Subject: (urth) Borski and cacogens (Long)
Message-ID: <002301c67efc$feba04e0$793ec6d8 at rclackey.stic.net>

b sharp quoted Macronaut and wrote:
>>Wolfe at one point suggests that the Commonwealth
>>trades in human slaves in exchange for the
>>Stellar-level technology they receive.  What do the
>>cacogens do with those humans they take?>
>
>I have not seen or noted this suggestion.  Now Typhon makes it clear he 
>would do interstallar trade  in slaves but I assume that's not what you 
>mean. Could you point me to the reference? It's possible I have an 
>answer....

It's in the Appendix to CITADEL.

-Roy

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