"You are not a musician, but a scientist," Silla said. "Any musician would have refrained from _growing_ his orchestra from seeds." Unable to understand her esthetic revulsion, Calk determined there and then to continue his work with the Student Orchestra (it made a great deal more money than science-teaching). Wrapping his rootlets around his branches, he rolled away from her with crackling dignity. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Extracts from the Galactick Almanack, by Larry M. Harris