"... strange sort of reasoning, but there was a certain analogy. In any event, I'm assured the translation is accurate. Here's how it reads in English...." Straut listened. Then he carefully placed the receiver back on the hook. Lieberman stared at him. "What did it say?" Straut cleared his throat. He turned and looked at Lieberman for a long moment before answering. "It said, 'Please take good care of my little girl.'" End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Doorstep, by Keith Laumer