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           Shefoundseveraldozencompatiblecombinations,eachofwhichdefinedbyitsowncharacteristicsthecoupleneededtocompleteit.Inthemeantimethemachinescontinuedtoreviewthedatachangingthroughdeaths,withdrawals,newvolunteers,etc.

           CaptainMichaelBrunt,M.S.,Cmdr.D.F.Reserve,pilot(unlimitedlicense),andveteranatthirtyoftheMoonrun,seemstohavehadaninsidetrackattheInstitute,someonewhowaswillingtolookupforhimthenamesofsinglefemalevolunteerswhomight(withhim)completeacrew,andthenpairhisnamewiththesetoruntrialproblemsthroughthemachinestodeterminewhetherornotapossiblecombinationwouldbeacceptable.ThiswouldaccountforhisactioninjettingtoAustraliaandproposingmarriagetoDoctorWinifredCoburn,ahorse-facedspinstersemanticiannineyearshissenior.TheCarlsbadArchivespicturedherwithanexpressionofquietgoodhumorbutotherwiselackinginattractiveness.

           OrBrantmayhaveactedwithoutinsideinformation,solelythroughthattraitofintuitiveaudacitynecessarytocommandanexploration.Inanycaselightsblinked,punchedcardspoppedout,andacrewfortheEnvoyhadbeenfound:

           CaptainMichaelBrant,commanding-pilot,astrogator,reliefcook,reliefphotographer,rocketryengineer;

           Dr.WinifredCoburnBrant,forty-one,semantician,practicalnurse,storesofficer,historian;

           Mr.FrancisX.Seeney,twenty-eight,executiveofficer,secondpilot,astrogator,astrophysicist,photographer;

           Dr.OlgaKovalicSeeney,twenty-nine,cook,biochemist,hydroponicist;