Summary

Chapter 34: (p. 341) History of Shikasta, Period Between World Wars II and III. Summary Chapter.

The chapter notes that the people of Shikasta grow more restless and corrupt, and become interested in beings from space. Sirius has withdrawn their experiments and now Shammat, using the SOWF drained from Shikasta, is controlling the Puttioran Empire. But the cosmic disturbance interfering with the flow of SOWF to Shikasta is about to end and Shammat does not know when. This pushes them into a frenzy, draining resources from Shikasta at a faster rate. However, they are also degenerating. Shammat begins to fight each other as well. To cope, Canopus gathered a few remaining Shikastans who were not totally ruined by Shammat and organized them to lead the remaining Shikastans after the cosmic disturbance ends.

Chapter 35: (p. 347) Notes added to the above by Johor, Taufiq, Ussell, and others.

The emissaries...