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* * * * * Morones was pale but courageous. With contempt in every line of him he watched some of the less frightened chiefs, at the command of the Plutonian, push aside some of the blazing blocks of fungus on the stone, to make room for his body. MORONZ WAS PALE BUT COURAGEOUS WITH CONTEMPT IN EVERY LINE OF HIM HE WATCHED SOME OF THE LESS FRIGHTENED CHIEFS AT THE COMMAND OF THE PLUTONIUM PUSH ASIDE SOME OF THE BLAZING BLOCKS OF FUNGUS ON THE STONE TO MAKE ROOM FOR HIS BODY
oxygen tanks. Did you empty them?" "I let them hiss." Nargyll's grin was sharkish. "News to you, eh, Morones? Your officer's corpse has probably dropped into the sun by this time. Tell me, why did you drive him off?" Morones sagged perceptibly. To gain a little time he said truthfully: "I knew I should be blamed and ruined for life. I didn't know you were here, damn you! I hoped to get this mess with the natives straightened up before he'd come back with reinforcements." "Yes. Well, you owe some months of life already. Your presence here has been more or less embarrassing, but I had to let you live or I'd have had the whole I. F. P. here to investigate. Now that you've failed in keeping them from getting interested you may do me one more service." The black giant grinned. "I've often wondered at the Earthman's prestige all over the solar system. Even to-night, soft and helpless as you are, these natives fear you. You will, therefore, be an object lesson in the helplessness of Earthmen. M BACK TO THE GREEN STARGEL SAID PROMPTLY AND THE OXYGEN TANKS DID YOU EMPTY THEM I LET THEM HISS MARGEOL'S GRIN WAS SHARKISH NEWS TO YOU EH MORONES YOUR OFFICER'S CORPSE HAS PROBABLY DROPPED INTO THE SUN BY THIS TIME TELL ME WHY DID YOU DRIVE HIM OFF MORIN SAGGED PERCEPTIBLY TO GAIN A LITTLE TIME HE SAID TRUTHFULLY I KNEW I SHOULD BE BLAMED AND RUINED FOR LIFE I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE HERE DAMN YOU I HOPE TO GET THIS MESS WITH THE NATIVES STRAIGHTENED UP BEFORE WE'D COME BACK WITH REINFORCEMENTS YES WELL YOU OWE SOME MONTHS OF LIFE ALREADY YOUR PRESENCE HERE HAS BEEN MORE OR LESS EMBARRASSING BUT I HAD TO LET YOU LIVE OR I'D HAVE THE WHOLE I F P HERE TO INVESTIGATE NOW THAT YOU'VE FAILED IN KEEPING THEM FROM GETTING INTERESTED YOU MAY DO ME ONE MORE SERVICE THE BLACK GIANT GRINNED I'VE OFTEN WONDERED AT THE EARTHMAN'S PRESTIGE ALL OVER THE SOLAR SYSTEM EVEN TO NIGHT SOFT AND HELPLESS AS YOU ARE THESE NATIVES FEAR YOU YOU WILL THEREFORE BE AN OBJECT LESSON IN THE HELPLESSNESS OF EARTHMEN
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