(Total word count-38,741) In Communicating through time, while surveying a planet for possible colonization an astronaut encounters a creature that he thinks is hostile, but can't be sure. In Healthclub, the crew members of a spaceship relate their stories to a new crew member. In Captives of Benevolence, the crew of the EBA, Lancelot find these little creatures and study them. The creatures turn out to be far smarter than the Lancelot crew gives them credit for. In Courtroom, a local reverend and a local con man each live their lives and in the end die and go to judgement day. They are each judged with surprising results. In Infestation, an eye salve causes a man to see auras and be able to tell who is good and who is evil. The Church of Satan wants his abilities and comes after him. The Language Barrier takes place in the future. Three writers are assigned the task of doing a documentary on the history of Freeland, which is the Earth's world state at the time.