Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.

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there isn't a trap, the Karna can't satisfy Braynek, because he's convinced Malloy leafed casually through the dossiers of the four new men who had been assigned because, in this situation, they're psychologically incapable of losing." Malloy, Permanent Terran Ambassador to His Utter Munificence, the Occeq of Saarkkad. Malloy ran his finger down the columns of complex symbolism that showed the complete psychological and Braynek have blind spots, but paranoia. The man wasn't technically insane he could be as lucid as the next morbidly suspicious that every man's hand was turned against him. He Malloy looked at him. "Didn't you know? I wondered why you appointed me, in the first place. No, I couldn't go. The reason why I'm here, sort of emotional block that left him continually on the horns of one dilemma or another. He was psychologically like it that way. I suffer from agoraphobia and xenophobia. "I have to be drugged to be put on a spaceship because I can't take all Malloy sighed and pushed the dossiers that empty space, even if I'm protected from it by a steel shell." A away from him. No two men were alike, and yet there sometimes look of revulsion came over his face. Number three ... aliens!" THE END Transcriber's Note: whole galaxies without filling its insatiable void. Malloy closed his eyes. Somewhere out there, a war was raging. He didn't even like to think of that, but war that Mankind had yet fought. And, Malloy knew, his own position was not unimportant in that war. He was not in the battle line, nor of differences—but their minds just didn't function along the same lines. For nine years, Bertrand Malloy his isolation. The Occeq of Saarkkad himself was never seen except by a the Saarkkada the way a good Saarkkadic duplicated nowhere else in the known universe. It was Bertrand Malloy's job to could have handled them without half trying. But Malloy didn't have top-grade men. They couldn't be spared from work that required their total capacity. possible alternatives of any major where there are more important jobs that will tax his full output. So Malloy was stuck with the culls. Not the worst ones, of course there were places in the galaxy that were less important than Saarkkad to the war effort. Malloy knew that, no matter what was wrong with a man, as long as he had the mental ability to was impossible, in view of the sterilization regulations. But Malloy didn't like to stop at merely thwarting mental quirks he useful . The phone chimed. Malloy flipped it on with a practiced hand. "Malloy here." "Mr. Malloy?" said a careful voice. "A special communication for you has been teletyped in from Earth. Shall I "Bring it in, Miss Drayson." trusted no one, and was perpetually found it difficult to give it up once it was in her possession. Malloy had made her his private secretary. Nothing—but nothing —got out of Malloy's office without his direct order. It had taken Malloy a long time to get it into Miss Drayson's go, Mr. Ambassador?" on his guard against imaginary plots keep secrets from everyone except Malloy. She came in through the door, and persecutions. a rather handsome woman in her middle right—even desirable—for her to someone might at any instant snatch it from her before she could turn it over to Malloy. Number two suffered from some let you know immediately, sir," she said. "Will there be anything else?" Malloy let her stand there while he picked up the communique. She wanted to know what his reaction was incapable of making a decision cooped up in this office, hiding from "Yes, sir," said Miss Drayson in a hushed voice. Malloy read the whole thing through, fighting to keep his emotions in check. Miss Drayson stood if he were faced with two or more her emotions were a secret. Finally, Malloy looked up. "I'll let you know as soon as I reach a decision, importance. Miss Drayson. I think I hardly leave this office." "Of course not, sir." Malloy watched her go out the door without actually seeing her. The war was over—at least for a while. He peace. They wanted an armistice conference—immediately. Earth was willing. Interstellar war any longer than necessary, and this in the matter of the peace talks. as neutral as possible during the So Earth had to get a delegation to within the three-day limit or lose what might be a vital point in the negotiations. And that was where Bertrand Malloy I do?" he said softly. On the second day after the arrival of the communique, Malloy made his decision. He flipped on his intercom and said: "Miss Drayson, get hold of James Nordon and Kylen Braynek. I want to see them both immediately. Send Nordon in first, and tell Braynek to wait." can file the tape later." "Yes, sir." Malloy knew the woman would listen in on the intercom anyway, and it was better to give her permission to was graying at the temples, and his handsome face looked cool and efficient. Malloy waved him to a seat. Nordon nodded slowly. "Yes, sir." Malloy explained the problem of the Karna peace talks. "We need a man who can outthink them," Malloy finished, "and judging from your record, I think you're that certainly. Am I to go alone?" "No," said Malloy, "I'm sending an assistant with you—a man named Nordon shook his head. "Not that I recall, Mr. Malloy. Should I have?" "Not necessarily. He's a pretty shrewd operator, though. He knows a much time, but it's the Karna who are doing the pushing, not us." As soon as Nordon had left, Malloy said softly: "Send in Braynek, against his skull, and hard, penetrating, dark eyes that were shadowed by heavy, protruding brows. Malloy asked him to sit down. Again Malloy went through the explanation of the peace conference. "Naturally, they'll be trying to trick you every step of the way," Malloy went on. "They're shrewd and we'll simply have to Nordon know immediately." "They won't get anything by me, Mr. Malloy." By the time the ship from Earth Malloy had full reports on the whole parley, as relayed to him through the He took Malloy's hand and shook Malloy handed them to the secretary, and as he read, Malloy watched good man, Malloy had to and outdo the finest team of negotiators the Karna could send." "I thought they would," said Malloy, trying to appear modest. Is this one of your ... ah ... successes?" Malloy nodded. "I think so. The Karna put us in a dilemma, so I threw a dilemma right back at them." "How do you mean?" "Nordon had a mental block making up his mind whether to kiss her or not until she made up his mind for him, one way or the other. He's with one, single, clear decision which admits of no alternatives, he can't move at all. head that it was perfectly all Nordon couldn't possibly make up his this was, and the more importance there is attached to his decisions, the more incapable he becomes of making them." The Secretary nodded slowly. "What about Braynek?" "Paranoid," said Malloy. "He thinks everyone is plotting against him. In this case, that's all to the good because the Karna plotting against him. No matter what they put forth, Braynek is convinced that there's a trap in it somewhere, and he digs to find out what the trap is. Even if

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Why doesn't Malloy go to the peace talks himself?

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A Malloy is too sick to travel to the peace conference. He also hates aliens.
B Malloy needs to stay on Saarkkad IV to keep the drug supply lines flowing.
C Malloy is too far from Saarkkad V to get to the peace conference on time. He also hates aliens.
D Malloy has a psychological disorder that prevents him from leaving the house. He also hates aliens.

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D