Copying images with import

i  store all my raw images on a hard drive before importing  into lr4.  Do I have to let lr copy all the images as part of the import process?  I don't see any way to not copy images when importing.
this really slows the import process when using 100's of raw nikon images.
can I delete the copies that lr makes
I guess that the catalog files are independent of the copy files since I use the location of my original raw files.  

Top dead centre of the Import Screen:

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