June 1, 2180: The saucer shaped shuttles each carried 950 to 1050
passengers. The shuttles all landed in open spaces in the American West.
They always landed near rivers. As soon as the last passenger was clear the
shuttle would return to the mother ships for another load. Each passenger
carried a bundle that could be strapped on like a back pack. In each parcel
were found 365 packets of food that looked like one ounce plastic tear open
envelopes. Instructions, written in Dedovian language, told the user to mix the
contents of the package with what amounted to approximately eight ounces of
water. This would provide the user with a nutritionally balanced diet. The 365
packets would keep him sound for one Earth year. The product when mixed
was tasteless, but after a three ounce meal you were no longer hungry. Each
pouch also contained a blanket, an air mattress and a large pack of tissue.
Each pack weighed almost forty pounds. In addition to the packs they had
been issued each immigrant also carried a small valise of personal belongings,
clothes and treasured memorabilia. Each group refugees were put down no
closer than one mile from the next group. Within one day's time there were four
thousand such groups dotting the American West. The human population of the
planet had been told that the mysterious ships had promised to deliver the
people to Earth but had no idea of when or where they would be delivered.
The people of Earth, were now outnumbered by the people of Dedov.
The Earthlings stuck to their guns and insisted that the newcomers learn
English. Since the people of Dedov were a lot better at language skills and
since the people of Earth were their hosts they readily agreed to do so. At that
point the little Artonian linguists stepped in and started teaching English. Each
Artonian was teaching twelve, one hour classes per day. Since the Dedovians
also had a faculty for language, they were able to communicate in English
within a matter of weeks and were quite fluent by the end of the first year.
The arrival of the Dedovians triggered a herculean effort on the part of
the humans on Earth to relocate and assimilate the four million Dedovians into
their population of only two hundred and fifty thousand humans. It took the
Humans and Dedovians almost five years to get all the wrinkles ironed out. By
the end of five years both populations were totally integrated. The Dedovians
had all learned the English language, the populations were totally integrated,
everyone had a home, everyone had plenty to eat and everyone had a
meaningful job to do.
Soon there were enough hydro-electric plants in operation so that the
nuclear plants could be once more shut down. There was actually traffic on the
highways and freeways of the American West. Crops were ripening in the
fields, grapes in the vineyards, fruit on the trees, Artonian fruits and vegetables
were coming to market in abundance. Factories were reopening manufacturing
everything from tooth paste to automobile tires. Clothing was being produced
the old way, from cotton. America was once again becoming the land of milk
and honey.
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