At this point, Hari Seldon lifted his book and opened and opened it. His face grew solemn. "And never forget there was another Foundation established eighty years ago; a Foundation at the other end of the Galaxy, at Star's End. They will always be there for consideration. Gentlemen, nine hundred and twenty years of the Plan stretch ahead of you. The problems is yours!"
He dropped his eyes to his book and flicked out of existence, while the lights brightened to fullness. In the babble that followed, Lee leaned over to Hardin's ear. "He didn't say when he'd be back."
Hardin replied, "I know- but I trust he won't return until you and I are safely and cozily dead!"
[Asimov 139]
The hero, but secondary character, makes his speech to the people of the planet Terminus. At this point in the book, Seldon is foreshadowing a series of unknown events, and giving the people a release from the felt pressure of the universe. The format of this speech is used two more times in the book, but about a hundred years apart.
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