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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. 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
"But what can we _do_ about it?" "I don't know. I ... simply ... do ... not ... know." Adams lost himself in thought for over a minute. "This is all _so_ new ... I know _so_ little ... and am working with such _pitifully_ inadequate instrumentation--However, we have months of time yet, and if I am unable to arrive at a conclusion before arrival--I don't mean a rigorous analysis, of course, but merely a stop-gap, empirical, pragmatic solution--we will simply remain in orbit around that sun until I do." IV. The _Procyon_ bored on through space, at one unchanging gravity of acceleration. It may not seem, at first glance, that one gravity would result in any very high velocity; but when it is maintained steadily for days and weeks and months, it builds up to a very respectable speed. 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.  CHAPTER FOUR OF SUBSPACE SURVIVORS BY E E DOC SMITH THIS LIBER BOX RECORDING IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN RECORDING BY KIRK ZIGLER THE PROCYON BORED ON THROUGH SPACE AT ONE UNCHANGING GRAVITY OF ACCELERATION IT MAY NOT SEEM AT FIRST GLANCE THAT ONE GRAVITY WOULD RESULT IN A VERY HIGH VELOCITY BUT WHEN IT IS MAINTAINED STEADILY FOR DAYS AND WEEKS AND MONTHS 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
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