1540. About their life on that planet, I have heard that they do live in societies, but not under governments. The societies are of such a nature that they sense at once from people's face, eyes, and speech, thus from outer characteristics, whether they are among their own companions. Then they acknowledge them and join with them. So when there are many all together, they know how to select those companions for themselves who harmonize in temperament and thought. They rarely go wrong, and are friends immediately. And they do not turn away from the rest, for there is no aversion, much less hatred, but a joining together by temperaments, in which process outer characteristics play a role.