It's nothing at all. There are a lot of cultures who do just fine without the written word. Unfortunately, it just makes things more difficult when you go into a culture that relies on it. But that is good that you are learning. Is your teacher still here?

[The look he gives her is a curious one before he becomes more serious and switches the topic.]

We sadly don't have any specifics on how we will do that yet, but most everyone is working toward the goal of fixing things and it is said that Dax was researching a way to do it before he was killed. Now that we have started to learn more about our status here and how they control us, surely it is only a matter of time before someone finds a way to fix what has been done.

[Of course, if they will have that time is the real question...]