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"The material is not important except in that it should have sufficient tensile strength to support as many miles as possible of its own length." "We've got dozens of coils of hook up wire," Deston said, "but not too many _miles_ and it's soft stuff." THE MATERIAL IS NOT IMPORTANT EXCEPT THAT IT SHOULD HAVE SUFFICIENT TENSIL STRENGTH TO SUPPORT AS MANY MILES AS POSSIBLE OF ITS OWN LENGTH WE'VE GOT DOZENS OF COILS OF HOOK UP WIRE DESTON SAID BUT NOT TOO MANY MILES AND IT'S SOFT STUFF
t." "Oh--that's right. I never thought of it that way. So I _don't_ have anything to worry about, do I?" She lifted her lips to be kissed; and the kiss was long and sweet. * * * * * Time flew past until, one day a couple of weeks short of arrival, Adams rushed up to Deston and Jones. "I have it!" he shouted, and began to spout a torrent of higher--very _much_ higher--mathematics. "Hold it, Doc!" Deston held up an expostulatory hand. "I read you zero and ten. Can't you delouse your signal? Whittle the stuff down to our size?" "W-e-l-l-," the scientist looked hurt, but did consent to forego the high math. "The discharge _is_ catastrophic; in energy equivalent something of the order of magnitude of ten thousand discharges of lightning. And, unfortunately, I do _not_ know what it is. It is virtually certain, however, that we will be able to dissipate it in successive decrements by the use of long, thin leads extending downward toward a high point of the planet." "Wire, you mean? What kind? AT ALL FOUR OF YOU ARE JUST AS SAFE AS THOUGH YOU WERE IN GOD'S LEFT HAND HIP POCKET OH THAT'S RIGHT I NEVER THOUGHT OF IT THAT WAY SO I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO WORRY ABOUT DO I SHE LIFTED HER LIPS TO BE KISSED AND THE KISS WAS LONG AND SWEET TIME FLEW PAST UNTIL ONE DAY A COUPLE OF WEEKS SHORT OF ARRIVAL ADAMS PUSHED UP TO DESTON AND JONES I HAVE IT HE SHOUTED AND BEGAN TO SPOUT A TORRENT OF HIGHER VERY MUCH HIGHER MATHEMATICS HOLD IT DOC DESTON HELD UP AN EXPOSTULATORY HAND I READ YOU ZERO AND TEN CAN'T YOU DELASH YOUR SIGNAL WHITTLE THE STUFF DOWN TO OUR SIZE WELL THE SCIENTIST LOOKED HURT BUT DID CONSENT TO FOREGO THE HIGH MATH THE DISCHARGE IS CATASTROPHIC THE ENERGY EQUIVALENTS SOMETHING IN THE ORDER OF A MAGNITUDE OF TEN THOUSAND DISCHARGES OF LIGHTNING AND UNFORTUNATELY I DO NOT KNOW WHAT IT IS IT IS VIRTUALLY CERTAIN HOWEVER THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO DISSIPATE IT IN SUCCESSIVE DECREMENTS BY USE OF LONG THIN LEEDS EXTENDING TOWARD A HIGH POINT OF THE PLANET WIRE YOU MEAN WHAT KIND
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