"Nós que roubamos o sonho"
Esta história, de Alice Sheldon (pseudônimo de James Tiptree Jr.), foi publicada em estas coleções.
A partir de uma descrição aqui , vemos que os humanos colhem as "lágrimas" de um alienígena espécies:
One race sweated a chemical when frightened or in pain that to us is a very strong intoxicant. We have developed a ruthless industry of capturing these creatures and torturing them to death so that we can capture the chemical as they excrete it during the torture sessions. In fact, human beings try to capture mated pairs because when the creatures watch their loved ones tortured to death it increases the yield and potency of the chemical. The drink is called Star Tears.
Mais tarde, membros desta espécie encontram outro Joilani bebendo a mesma bebida ilícita.
They began to fear what their cousins would do, until they watch fellow Joilani drinking Star Tears, and then know for sure that this race was no different than the humans from whom they had escaped.