In a coliseum, a teacher lectured a class on origins.

"The Saviors were kind enough to let us rebuild on one of their moons."

"Where's home?" asked a student.

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"Far away, dominated by hostile aliens."

"Our ancestors were cowards!" shouted another student.

"No, not at all! At first, we fought valiantly, but the aliens scorched the entire surface of our planet."

"But ... how are we alive now?"

"The Saviors promised us sanctuary through teleportation to avoid detection."

A student pointed a vaporizer at the sky. "Someday, we shall return and take back what's ours!"

They all clapped and cheered.