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Moving parts machined to the closest tolerances, and interchangeable with similar parts of all similar weapons. The missile is a small bolt of cupro alloy coated lead, propelled by expanding gases from the ignition of some nitro cellulose compound. MOVING BARD'S MACHINE TO THE CLOSEST TOLERANCES AND INTERCHANGEABLE WITH SIMILAR PARTS OF ALL SIMILAR WEAPONS THE MISSILES A SMALL BOLT OF COPRO ALLOY COATED LEAD PROPELLED BY EXPANDING GUESSES FROM THE IGNITION OF SOME NITRO CELLULOSE COMPOUND
ere well into the stratosphere. There would be nothing to do, now, for the three hours in which the rocket sped northward across the pole and southward to Dhergabar; the navigation was entirely in the electronic hands of the robot controls. Verkan Vall got out his pipe and lit it; the pilot lit a cigarette. "That's an odd pipe, sir," the pilot said. "Out-time item?" "Yes, Fourth Probability Level; typical of the whole paratime belt I was working in." Verkan Vall handed it over for inspection. "The bowl's natural brier-root; the stem's a sort of plastic made from the sap of certain tropical trees. The little white dot is the maker's trademark; it's made of elephant tusk." "Sounds pretty crude to me, sir." The pilot handed it back. "Nice workmanship, though. Looks like good machine production." "Yes. The sector I was on is really quite advanced, for an electro-chemical civilization. That weapon I brought back with me--that solid-missile projector--is typical of most Fourth Level culture. UDS OF ERKAN VALL HAD WATCHED FROM THE FIELD OR FAR BELOW THEY WERE WELL INTO THE STRATOSPHERE THERE WOULD BE NOTHING TO DO NOW FOR THE THREE HOURS IN WHICH THE ROCKET SPED NORTHWEST ACROSS THE POLE AND DOWNWARD TO THE DE HAIR BAR THE NAVIGATION WAS ENTIRELY IN THE ELECTRONIC HANDS OF THEIR ROBOAT CONTROLS VERKAN BOW GOT OUT HIS PIPE AND LIT IT THE PILOT LIT A CIGARETTE IT'S AN ODD PIPE SIR OUT TIME ITEM YES FOURTH PROBABILITY LEVEL TYPICO OF THE WHOLE PAIR TIME BELT I WAS WORKING IN VERKAN VALL HANDED IT OVER FOR INSPECTION THE BULL'S NATURAL BRIAR ROOT THE DIM SORT OF A PLASTICK MADE FROM THE SAP OF CERTAIN TROPICAL TREES THE LITTLE WHITE DOT IS THE MARKER'S TRADEMARK IT'S MADE OF ELEPHANT TUSK SOUNDS PRETTY CRUDE TO ME SIR THE PILOT HANDED IT BACK NICE WORKMANSHIP THOUGH LOOKS LIKE GOOD MACHINE REDUCTION YES THE SECTOR I WAS ON IS REALLY QUITE ADVANCED FOR AN ELECTRO CHEMICAL CIVILIZATION THE OPEN I BROUGHT BACK WITH ME THAT SOLID MISSILJECTOR IS TYPICAL OF MOST FOURTH LEVEL CULTURE
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