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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"Well, I mean, it's not only about Wanda," said Harry. "You see, my VOYAGE TO FAR N'JURD [Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from "I think, with the proper ... ah ... you know. What I mean is, I think she might look with favor on you in the Changing of the Wives, if I Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that They would never live to see the trip's end. So they made a few changes in their way , is "Such bounty, as it says in the ." Jarcon are I'm jest natcher'lly bound to do hit. An' iffen I aims ta talk...." "Joanne Marie," he said, "you know that when I aims ta do somethin', "Well, ahem. But...." " " was studiously ignoring the crew. This confined his field of vision to "Uh?" Changing of the Wives, she must, ahem, be married." "I never thought of that," said the third mate disconsolately. "I think that can be arranged, however," said Nestir. "If you go by the Cotian : "Grass grows not in the middle of "Of course I am." "I say?" sibilants. The hiss and sputter of conversation guttered away. "Men," he said. "Exactly. "True I called you all together today." He stared away, at a point over the head and to the rear of the audience. "It puts me in mind of the parable of the six Vergios." "Come now, sir. I realize she is the daughter of a crewman, but—" an expeditionary force against Zelthalta?" "Then I will tell you. Came about this way. I was given command of was fighters. I was to march them ninety-seven miles across the desert that...." foolish and hid their sores within the last week, they were dead of infection. But three were " it." as it says in the Jarcon make the slightest change in his everyday uniform out of the ordinary had happened but after it was done with, the vast sailing.' my own name, yes. sailing.' the day for the Festival of the Casting Off!'" the number of can we have here on this ship?' You are thinking: 'What a fine thing—ah, what a good thing, that is—ah, how nice it would be to have the Casting Off at home, among friends.'" Nestir waved his hands. "Well, I just want to tell you: I come from Koltah. And you know that Koltah never let any city state outdo her in a Festival, uh-huh. "The arena in Koltah is the greatest arena in the whole system. We have as many as sixty thousand accepted applicants. All of them together in the arena is a—uh, uh, well—a sight to behold. People come from all huh." anywhere. "And I want to tell you that if you'll come to me with your suggestions, I'll do all I can to see that we do this thing just the way you want it done. I want you to be proud of this Casting Off "Huh?" himself. "Those, Madam," he said, "are priceless drapes I had imported from the province of San Xalthan. They have a long, strange history. "About three thousand years ago, a family by the name of Soong was forced to flee from the city of Xan because the eldest son of the family had become involved in a conspiracy against the illustrious King Fod. As the Soong family was traveling...." over with and the public speaking done. II "This?" each plate. directly to his place at the head of the table, sat down and morosely sigh of disapproval. "Well, what do you think "Hummmm," he said. "It's hard to say. The whole issue involves, as a core point, the principle of casta cum mae stotiti ." "The intent, of course, could actually be—ah— sub mailloux and in wish I could talk to higher authority about it but of course I haven't the time. I'll have to decide something." consciously or subconsciously, then the obvious conclusion would be wine. "The problem, my dear Helen," he said, "is one of intent. To raise the issue of concomitant agonies is to confuse the whole matter. For instance. Take Wilson, in my home state of Koltah. Certainly he died in the newspapers." "That," he said to Nestir, "my dear Father, is the cardinal point of the whole game, y'know." He scratched the back of his left hand. "Duty. And I must say, I think you're being quite short-sighted about the Casting Off date. After all, it's not only a question of how we go, but also a question of leaving only after having done our duty. And that's equally important." in duty. It's all noble and self sacrificing." He scratched the back of "You don't need to worry about your Casting Off, Captain. You can method." he was still brooding about the on my husband or not. I have my own plans for him." "This problem of Carstar interests me," the third mate said. "Did I "That," said Nestir, "is not at all like the Carstar case. Not at all. Yours is a question of saliex y cuminzund ." "It seems to me that the whole thing would depend on the intent of the "I do not," Jane contradicted. course." "Duty! Duty! Duty! You all ur in a conspiracy. You all want me ta die uv old age." After all, someone has to orient the new crew." "Wanda Miller, the bosun's daughter." said. he had brought a wife," the first because you have to stay with your husband." "All right, so I am. But it's true. And if Carstar hadn't been killed, to...." that the priestcraft...." "Actually, in a way, it would be her duty to, you see. Think of it like hear." "Pish-tush." "No, Harry. I mean it. Helen looked at me strangely all through dinner. She has three children, you know." "You're imagining things." "But she does have three children." "Harry?" "Huh-uh." "I mean, why don't you pick someone else? Like Mary? She's awful sweet. I'll bet she'd be better." "Probably." don't , I mean." He made a mental note to have the bosun send some of the crew in And beneath it lay one of the crew. consciousness. "Oh? Ish it? Schorry. Shore schorry, shir. So schorry." "Oh?" all thought out. You know that saber I picked up on Queglat? Well...." "Oh. Sure. I should have known you weren't here early for nothing. In the engine call bell. "'Lo," he said into the microphone. "This is the bridge.... Oh, hi, Barney. Harry.... Have you got a sober control "Hello." "Hello, Haireee. Are you glad little ol' me could come, huh?" "Goody. What did he say, huh? I can be an adult and get to play in the "Them stars shore are purty." conference. together in the Festival. I will not put the officers' corridor off limits, and—Oh! Yes? Come in!" contrary to the spirit, if not the wording, of the ." here—due to the—ah—exigencies of deep space—I feel convinced that in astoli tavoro , up until centralization, three hundred years before Allth. Indeed, in my home city—Koltah—in the year of the seventh plague, a most unusual expedient was adopted. It seems...." "You're perfectly correct, of course," the captain said. "Now, in my city state of Ni, for the Festivals, we...." "Shut up," said the captain softly. crewman. "But Captain! I haven't finished telling you about...."

<question>:
Where are the characters from?

<options>:
A The land of Meizque.
B The city-state of Koltah.
C They all live aboard a ship.
D Different city-states within the whole system.

<answer>:

D