Chapter 34

           

           TheaircarrocketedthematspeedsinexcessofR17throughthesteeltunnelsthatleadoutontotheappallingsurfaceoftheplanetwhichwasnowinthegripofyetanotherdrearmorningtwilight.Ghastlygreylightscongealedontheland.

           Risavelocitymeasure,definedasareasonablespeedoftravelthatisconsistentwithhealth,mentalwellbeingandnotbeingmorethansayfiveminuteslate.Itisthereforeclearlyanalmostinfinitelyvariablefigureaccordingtocircumstances,sincethefirsttwofactorsvarynotonlywithspeedtakenasanabsolute,butalsowithawarenessofthethirdfactor.Unlesshandledwithtranquilitythisequationcanresultinconsiderablestress,ulcersandevendeath.

           R17isnotafixedvelocity,butitisclearlyfartoofast.

           TheaircarflungitselfthroughtheairatR17andabove,depositedthemnexttotheHeartofGoldwhichstoodstarklyonthefrozengroundlikeableachedbone,andthenprecipitatelyhurleditselfbackinthedirectionwhencetheyhadcome,presumablyonimportantbusinessofitsown.

           Shivering,thefourofthemstoodandlookedattheship.

           Besideitstoodanotherone.

           ItwastheBlagulonKappapolicecraft,abulboussharklikeaffair,slategreenincolourandsmotheredwithblackstencilledlettersofvaryingdegreesofsizeandunfriendliness.Thelettersinformedanyonewhocaredtoreadthemastowheretheshipwasfrom,whatsectionofthepoliceitwasassignedto,andwherethepowerfeedsshouldbeconnected.

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