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"You mustn't _do_ that, Miss!" A stewardess came bustling up. Or, rather, not exactly bustling. YOU MUSTN'T DO THAT MISS A STEWARDESS CAME BUSTLING UP OR RATHER NOT EXACTLY BUSTLING
lease?" [Illustration] The immense vessel rose from her berth; slowly at first, but with ever-increasing velocity; and in the main lounge, where many of the passengers had gathered to watch the dwindling Earth, no one moved for the first five minutes. Then a girl stood up. She was not a startlingly beautiful girl; no more so than can be seen fairly often, of a summer afternoon, on Seaside Beach. Her hair was an artificial yellow. Her eyes were a deep, cool blue. Her skin, what could be seen of it--she was wearing breeches and a long-sleeved shirt--was lightly tanned. She was only about five-feet-three, and her build was not spectacular. However, every ounce of her one hundred fifteen pounds was exactly where it should have been. First she stood tentatively, flexing her knees and testing her weight. Then, stepping boldly out into a clear space, she began to do a high-kicking acrobatic dance; and went on doing it as effortlessly and as rhythmically as though she were on an Earthly stage. N THE FINAL FIVE SECONDS FIVE FOUR THREE TWO ONE LIFT THE IMMENSE VESSEL ROSE FROM HER BERTH SLOWLY AT FIRST BUT WITH EVER INCREASING VELOCITY AND IN THE MAIN LOUNGE WHERE MANY OF THE PASSENGERS HAD GATHERED TO WATCH THE DWINDLING EARTH NO ONE MOVED FOR THE FIRST FIVE MINUTES THEN A GIRL STOOD UP SHE WAS NOT A STARTLINGLY BEAUTIFUL GIRL NO MORE THAN CAN BE SEEN FAIRLY OFTEN OF A SUMMER AFTERNOON ON SEASIDE BEACH HER HAIR WAS AN ARTIFICIAL YELLOW HER EYES WERE A DEEP COOL BLUE HER SKIN WHAT COULD BE SEEN OF IT SHE WAS WEARING BREECHES AND A LONG SLEEVED SHIRT WAS LIGHTLY TANNED SHE WAS ONLY ABOUT FIVE FEET THREE AND HER BUILD WAS NOT SPECTACULAR HOWEVER EVERY OUNCE OF HER ONE HUNDRED FIFTEEN POUNDS WAS EXACTLY WHERE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIRST SHE STOOD TENTATIVELY FLEXING HER KNEES AND TESTING HER WEIGHT THEN STEPPING BOLDLY OUT INTO A CLEAR SPACE SHE BEGAN TO DO A HIGH KICKING ACROBATIC DANCE AND WENT ON DOING IT AS EFFORTLESSLY AND AS RHYTHMICALLY AS THOUGH SHE WERE ON AN EARTHLY STAGE
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