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Our clock isn't _that_ far off; Carl said that by wave lengths or something it's only about three per cent fast. And you've been pussyfooting and hem hawing around all this time. Now, Uncle Andy, I want the _truth_. _Are_ we in for a lot of trouble?" OUR CLOCK ISN'T THAT FAR OFF CARL SAID THAT BY WAVE LENGTHS OR SOMETHING IT'S ONLY ABOUT THREE PER CENT FAST AND YOU'VE BEEN PUSSY FOOTING AROUND HEM HIING AROUND ALL THIS TIME NOW UNCLE ANDY I WANT THE TRUTH ARE WE IN FOR A LOT OF TROUBLE
peed. Nor was there any question of power, for the _Procyon_'s atomics did not drive the ship, but merely energized the "Chaytors"--the Chaytor Effect engines that tapped the energy of the expanding universe itself. Thus, in less than six months, the _Procyon_ had attained a velocity almost half that of light. At the estimated mid-point of the flight the spaceship, still at one gravity of drive, was turned end-for-end; so that for the ensuing five-and-a-fraction months she would be slowing down. A few weeks after the turnover, Adams seemed to have more time. At least, he devoted more time to the expectant mothers, even to the point of supervising Deston and Jones in the construction of a weirdly-wired device by means of which he studied and photographed the unborn child each woman bore. He said nothing, however, until Barbara made him talk. "Listen, you egregious clam," she said, firmly, "I know darn well I've been pregnant for at _least_ seven months, and I ought to be twice this big. S IT BUILDS UP TO A VERY RESPECTABLE SPEED NOR WAS THERE ANY QUESTION OF POWER THE PROCYON'S ATOMICS DID NOT DRIVE THE SHIP BUT MERELY ENERGIZED THE CHEATERS AND THE CHEATER EFFECT ENGINES THAT TAPPED THE ENERGY OF THE EXPANDING UNIVERSE ITSELF THUS IN LESS THAN SIX MONTHS THE PROCYON HAD ATTAINED A VELOCITY ALMOST HALF THAT OF LIGHT AT THE ESTIMATED MIDPOINT OF THE FLIGHT THE SPACESHIP STILL AT ONE GRAVITY OF DRIVE WAS TURNED END FOR END SO THAT FOR THE ENSUING FIVE AND A FRACTION MONTHS SHE WOULD BE SLOWING DOWN A FEW WEEKS AFTER THE TURN OVER ADAMS SEEMED TO HAVE MORE TIME AT LEAST HE DEVOTED MORE TIME TO THE EXPECTANT MOTHERS EVEN TO THE POINT OF SUPERVISING DESTON AND JONES IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF A WEIRDLY WIRED DEVICE BY MEANS OF WHICH HE STUDIED AND PHOTOGRAPHED THE UNBORN CHILD EACH WOMAN BORE HE SAID NOTHING HOWEVER UNTIL BARBARA MADE HIM TALK LISTEN YOU EGARIOUS CLAM SHE SAID FIRMLY I KNOW DARN WELL I'VE BEEN PREGNANT FOR AT LEAST SEVEN MONTHS AND I OUGHT TO BE TWICE THIS BIG
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