The Galactic laughed. "Known and appreciated. Look, my friend, when the substitute becomes as efficient as the real thing, we no longer look down upon it. You are no longer a Terran, you are as much a Galactic One as the rest of us."
"I am?"
"Aren't you?"
Wan Nes Stan swallowed. "I've considered myself so."
"We don't object."
"I thought you might consider me presumptive—"
"Not in the least!" boomed Len Dor Vale.
"That makes it easier," said Wan Nes Stan.
"Trying to conceal your real identity is both impossible and ridiculous," laughed Len Dor Vale. "Now, Wan Nes Stan, how will you spend your Galactic life?"
"First, how long have I to live?"