u'Her pride was disciplined and automatic: \u201cBut you\u2019re a Scanner!\u201d

"I know I\u2019m a Scanner. But so what?\u201d

She went over the words, like a tale told a thousand times to reassure herself: \u201cYou are the bravest of the brave, the most skillful of the skilled. All Mankind owes most honor to the Scanner, who unites the Earths of mankind. Scanners are the protectors of the habermans. They are the judges in the Up-and-Out. They make men live in the place where men need desperately to die. They are the most honored of Mankind, and even the Chiefs of the Instrumentality are delighted to pay them homage!\u201d'