Автостопом по галактике

Chapter 4

           

           AsheskippedhisboatacrosstheseasofDamogranhesmiledquietlytohimselfaboutwhatawonderfulexcitingdayitwasgoingtobe.Herelaxedandspreadhistwoarmslazilyacrosstheseatback.Hesteeredwithanextraarmhe’drecentlyfittedjustbeneathhisrightonetohelpimprovehisski-boxing.

           "Hey,"hecooedtohimself,"you’rearealcoolboyyou."Buthisnervessangasongshrillerthanadogwhistle.

           TheislandofFrancewasabouttwentymileslong,fivemilesacrossthemiddle,sandyandcrescentshaped.Infactitseemedtoexistnotsomuchasanislandinitsownrightassimplyameansofdefiningthesweepandcurveofahugebay.Thisimpressionwasheightenedbythefactthattheinnercoastlineofthecrescentconsistedalmostentirelyofsteepcliffs.Fromthetopofthecliffthelandslopedslowlydownfivemilestotheoppositeshore.

           Ontopofthecliffsstoodareceptioncommittee.

           ItconsistedinlargepartoftheengineersandresearcherswhohadbuilttheHeartofGold—mostlyhumanoid,buthereandtherewereafewreptiloidatomineers,twoorthreegreenslyph-likemaximegalacticans,anoctopoidphysucturalistortwoandaHooloovoo(aHooloovooisasuper-intelligentshadeofthecolorblue).AllexcepttheHooloovoowereresplendentintheirmulti-coloredceremoniallabcoats;theHooloovoohadbeentemporarilyrefractedintoafreestandingprismfortheoccasion.

           Therewasamoodofimmenseexcitementthrillingthroughallofthem.

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