SAID THE CREATURE FROM EPSILON ERIDANI TO NAPOLEON’S CAPTAIN: “For centuries my people have lived in peace and have therefore completely forgotten the arts of war. Without proper programming, our computers are of no use to us. On several occasions airfleets directed by them have been utterly destroyed by the Kveyars.“Since these demons from beyond our space frontiers give us no respite, we have to take fast action. Our computers have therefore advised that we search among the inhabited planets for a people who seem trained in the art of combat. Test observations show that your kind have a great deal of experience in this domain. And that is why we have come to look for a few individuals on Earth—in order to make them our military leaders.” SAID NAPOLEON’S CAPTAIN TO THE SPACE MONSTER: “Fine! But before I agree, there are a number of points to be cleared up. To begin with…