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           Whenhesawhiswaterbrotherstruckbythisother,hetwistedandducked,gotfree-andreachedinanoddfashionforJohnson.

           Johnsonwasnotthereanylonger.

           Hewasnotanywhere.Theroomdidnotcontainhim.Onlybladesofgrass,straighteningupwherehisbigfeethadbeen,showedthathehadeverbeenthere.Jillstaredthroughthespacehehadoccupiedandfeltthatshemightfaint.

           Berquistclosedhismouth,openeditagain,saidhoarsely,"Whatdidyoudowithhim?"HelookedatJillratherthanSmith.

           "Me?Ididn’tdoanything."

           "Don’tgivemethat.What’sthetrick?Yougotatrapdoororsomething?"

           "Wheredidhego?"

           Berquistlickedhislips."Idon’tknow."Hetookagunfromunderhiscoat.’Butdon’ttryanyofyourtrickswithme.Youstayhere-I’mtakinghimalong."

           Smithhadrelapsedintohisattitudeofpassivewaiting.Notunderstandingwhatitwasallabout,hehaddoneonlytheminimumhehadtodo.Butgunshehadseenbefore,inthehandsofmenonMars,andtheexpressiononJill’sfaceathavingoneaimedatherhedidnotlike.Hegrokkedthatthiswasoneofthecriticalcuspsinthegrowthofabeingwhereincontemplationmustbringforthrightactioninordertopermitfurthergrowth.Heacted.

           TheOldOnestaughthimwell.HesteppedtowardBerquist;thegunswungtocoverhim.Neverthelesshereachedout-andBerquistwasnolongerthere.Smithturnedtolookathisbrother.

           Jillputahandtohermouthandscreamed.

           Smith’sfacehadbeencompletelyblank.

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