For 15 years, the Harrians maintained a base on the far side of the moon and waited for the beginning of a nuclear war on Earth. Their own civilization avoided this because of their natural inability to violence. But in relation to other peoples, they helped them after the war, and then charged a small fee in the form of wood, metals, minerals, etc. d. But the conflict did not begin on Earth, but the incomprehensible cold war continued. Harrians are tired of waiting for . After stealing the earthling, they tried in this way to understand the logic of man. He compared them to vultures waiting to die and then devouring carrion. Instead of stopping the war, the Harrians wait for it to end and only then supposedly help.