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For a next, he did not know what had occurred. I know, since this was the next time it took place just the exact same way." "When was the 1st? I'm just the sizing he likes to kick." The captain rose and tried using to start issues off. He acquired lost in the initially sentence, and stood beaming at Doro- thy, who did her best to ignore him. He recovered himself and known as upon Hi Turner to report on the progress. Hi summarized the condition in a pair of nutshells. "First, Webcam Goldshow to make our deadline," he reported, "we have got to shoot the lifeboat on its way tomorrow with some convinc- ing proof. Don't you fail to remember it." He banged a few doorways on his way to the laboratory, and that was the very last we saw of him for some time. But the sanity of the assembly was at when restored as the dignified small financier rose and claimed, "I'll lend what- THE Great Brain Panic 73 at any time volume is wanted, Turner, and I'll go down to the chasm with you to assistance make explanations." CHAPTER XVIII Head Bumps 'JpHE sunlight came up to the roar of blasting. The engineers were up to some new methods at extended very last. Before the pre-dawn assembly had adjourned there experienced been a scorching spherical of discus- sion around the various untried schemes for recovering the ship. The engineers had agreed to under- take the plan of their 8-and-a- 50 percent footer. (His ideas experienced all been overruled before the Brain Hop had sent him towering upward.) The prepare was to shift as a great deal of the ship's fat as attainable to the rear, and to focus the derrick lifting on the fore end of the ship. If the nose could be freed, then some swift ex- cavating could be used at the sides, supplemented by blasting at the rear. If the hull could be loosened sufficient to yield in the slightest to a sideward rolling pressure, then would be the time to threat all the things on a opportunity appli- cation of the ship's very own atomic electrical power. Already the engineers had been making an attempt their luck with the blasting thought. But as I hurried by my breakfast I could not truly feel any benefits. The ship was planted like an immense hollow rock, and the explosions didn't jar it in the minimum. My 1st career was to uncover Skinny. I pocketed my pistol and made ready to strike out. As a very last errand I checked up on the captain to be sure that this vibrant pink dawn uncovered him in merry good wellness. He seemed as if pink elephants ended up preserving him company. Dr. Blyman was conversing with him so I didn't go in after all. I paused out- facet the open up door just extended ample to get a neat minimal earful. I had sup- posed the captain would explode when he read about Hi's assembly. Not so. The captain was not even listening. He was much too busy chatting about himself. "It was the worst scenario of insubordi- country I ever witnessed," the physician growled, as he tried using to enumerate Hi's orders. But the captain, not listening to, went ideal on with, "I even now are unable to figure what it was that fell on me Father knelt down to listen to her whispered con- fession he put the Sacred Host on her tongue. The night I was determining whether or not to continue to be with him or depart, I had a aspiration the place God came down in a bolt of thunder, turned into a hearth ball and chased me to see the truth (that I had been hiding from myself, that he was nothing at all e-v-i-l). The earth is apt to suppose that nuns have nothing to do but develo n"I have scruples, in shorter. Have you neglected that they are our fellow-servants? Much smoother work than I ever saw them do prior to," he commented. "Suppose they have designed a Z9M9Z? All would benefit from pseudonyms when retaining alertness not to damage many others or offend considerably. I'm not brave. But I was just pondering as you spoke that I really don't come to feel fearful of remaining killed and damage as I made use of to do In point, they brought up the incident as an example of very good obvious headwork that doesn't have any- matter to do with guide discovering. Quick, hit me about the head prior to points go blooey." The previous I noticed, the doctor was blam- ming Redfife around the head with a shovel he'd grabbed out of the device closet, hitting him superior strong licks like a legitimate mate. Several hours afterwards I came upon Skinny Davis. I experienced been upon the place of offering up the tortuous mountaineering, to go back and attempt to borrow a person who could pilot the aircraft. I experienced just dropped down on a log to rest and debate the make a difference when a small creature hopped up on the other conclusion of the log. It could possibly have been a two-foot wood- chuck or fox or bobcat but it was a two-foot Skinny. I needn't inform you how he felt. Put by yourself in his position and see how you'd like it. Think of oneself as the high leap winner of your state, the delight of your home city and your university and all the alumni. Imagine that substantial leaping has been just about the huge- gest detail that at any time arrived into your daily life, and now you suddenly find on your own re- duced to a height of two feet. How do you like it? Well, which is just the way Skinny liked it. The bad guy experienced discarded 3- fourths of his dresses and bundled him- self up by tying the upper sides of his trousers around his shoulders. He looked up at me regrettably and claimed. "For gosh sakes, don't chortle, Blonder
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