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Armed, and hostile. I thought I'd have to ray him, but he blundered outside the field almost at once. I have a record, if you'd care to see it." "Yes, put it on," Tortha Karf gestured toward the solidograph projector. "It's set for miniature reproduction here on the desk; that be all right?" ARMED AND HOSTILE I THOUGHT I'D HAVE TO ARRAY HIM BUT HE BLUNDERED OUTSIDE THE FIELD ALMOST AT ONCE I'VE A RECORD IF YOU'D CARE TO SEE IT YES PUT IT ON TORITHIKARF GESTURED TOWARD THE SOLIDIOGRAPH PROJECTOR IT'S SET FOR MINIATURE REPRODUCTION ON HERE ON THE DESK THAT BE ALL RIGHT
 Verkan Vall," he identified himself. "Speaking from office of Tortha Karf, Chief Paratime Police. I want a complete hypno-mech on Venusian nighthounds, emphasis on wild state, special emphasis domesticated nighthounds reverted to wild state in terrestrial surroundings, extra-special emphasis hunting techniques applicable to same. The word 'nighthound' will do for trigger-symbol." He turned to Tortha Karf. "Can I take it here?" Tortha Karf nodded, pointing to a row of booths along the far wall of the office. "Make set-up for wired transmission; I'll take it here." "Very well, sir; in fifteen minutes," a voice replied out of the communicator. Verkan Vall slid the communicator back. "By the way, sir; I had a hitchhiker, on the way back. Carried him about a hundred or so parayears; picked him up about three hundred parayears after leaving my other-line terminal. Nasty-looking fellow, in a black uniform; looked like one of these private-army storm troopers you find all through that sector. BOARD SPECIAL CHIEF'S ASSISTANT VERKAN VALL HE IDENTIFIED HIMSELF SPEAKING FROM THE OFFICE OF TORPHICK KARF CHIEF PARENTINE POLICE I WANT A COMPLETE HYPNOC ON VENUSIAN NIGHTHOUNDS EMPHASIS ON WILD STATE SPECIAL EMPHASIS DOMESTICATED NIGHTHOUNDS REVERTED TO WILD STATE INTEREST SURROUNDINGS EXTRA SPECIAL EMPHASIS HUNTING TECHNIQUES APPLICABLE TO SAY THE WORD NIGHTHOUND WILL DO FOR TRIGGER SYMBOL HE TURNED TO TOWARD THE KARP CAN I TAKE IT HERE TOWARD THE KARF NODDED POINTING TO A ROW OF BOOTHS ALONG THE FAR WALL OF THE OFFICE MAKE SET UP FOR WIRE TRANSMISSION I'LL TAKE IT HERE VERY WELL SIR IN FIFTEEN MINUTES A VOICE REPLIED OUT OF THE COMMUNICATOR VERKAN VALSE SLID THE COMMUNICATOR BACK BY THE WAY SIR I ATE A HITCHIKER ON THE WAY BACK CARRIED HIM ABOUT A HUNDRED OR SO PERRY YEARS PICKED HIM UP IN ABOUT THREE HUNDRED PERIE YEARS AFTER LEAVING MY OTHER LINE TERMINAL NANCY LOOKING FELLOW IN A BLACK UNIFORM LOOKED LIKE ONE OF THESE PRIVATE ARMY STORM TROOPERS YOU FIND ALL THROUGH THAT SECTAR
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