>"Beyond the galactic rim," Breetai replied. "To a place seen by
>mortal eyes only once before. A place so unknown we dare not attempt
>an outbound spacefold. The hyperspace journey will take us years.
>Probably decades." He smiled slightly. "The two of you had better
>make yourselves comfortable."

That's quite a distance...though it draws a connection between a point VERY far away in the UF universe and the "center" of it.