[Quix]

One thing seems certain--we can know only what we ourselves create.

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I suppose it depends on the definition of "know."

Evidently reverse engineering crashed craft taught us a lot. But that we still needed their assistance to build a fully functioning fleet.

[RightWhale]

the definition of "know." Evidently reverse engineering crashed craft

The only one who knows that is the one that invented the tale. Lazar and the rest of the crew have quite a myth going.