NARRATOR: Meanwhile, at Object 4118-6...
ULAQUE: Tell me about this galactic civilization that stumbled across our humble home.
DORAGNE: It's a large one. I could tell you a billion significant things, but I will lead with the Ganni Project.
ULAQUE: That old thing? I said it could not be built, and that if even if the Ganni did build it, it would not work.
DORAGNE: They built it, and it worked. This iteration has lasted three times as long as the previous two.
ULAQUE: Outstanding. I am quite happy to have been wrong.
DORAGNE: You weren't completely wrong.
ULAQUE: Oh, dear.
DORAGNE: "Connect but constrain" worked for a long time. Then, quite recently, the Gatekeeper Network fell apart. Civilizations are again ripping holes in space and have developed the End-Guns.
ULAQUE: Then I am quite unhappy to have been right.
DORAGNE: It is unfortunate that you cannot be both wise and happy.
ULAQUE: That probe is both risky and expensive. It exists so you can tell me about them.