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He was five feet eight inches tall and weighed one hundred sixty two pounds net. Just a little guy, as spacemen go. Although narrow waisted and, for his heft, broad shouldered, he was built for speed and maneuverability, not to haul freight. HE WAS FIVE FOOT EIGHT INCHES TALL AND WEIGHED ONE HUNDRED SIXTY TWO POUNDS NET JUST A LITTLE GUY AS SPACEMEN GO ALTHOUGH NARROW WAISTED AND FOR HIS HEFT BROAD SHOULDERED HE WAS BUILT FOR SPEED AND MANOEUVABILITY NOT TO HALL FREIGHT
he carpet and lifted both legs into the vertical. Then, silver slippers pointing motionlessly ceilingward, she got up onto her hands and walked twice around a vacant chair. She then performed a series of flips that would have done credit to a professional acrobat; the finale of which left her sitting calmly in the previously empty seat. "See?" she informed the flabbergasted stewardess. "I _could_ do it, and I didn't...." Her voice was drowned out in a yell of approval as everybody who could clap their hands did so with enthusiasm. "More!" "Keep it up, gal!" "Do it again!" "Oh, I didn't do that to show off!" Barbara Warner flushed hotly as she met the eyes of the nearby spectators. "Honestly I didn't--I just _had_ to know if I could." Then, as the applause did not die down, she fairly scampered out of the room. * * * * * For one hour before the _Procyon's_ departure from Earth and for three hours afterward, First Officer Carlyle Deston, Chief Electronicist, sat attentively at his board.  FIND OUT JACK KNIFING DOUBLE SHE PUT BOTH FOREARMS FLAT ON THE CARPET AND LIFTED BOTH LEGS INTO THE VERTICAL THEN SILVER SLIPPERS POINTING MOTIONLESSLY CEILINGWARD SHE GOT UP ONTO HER HANDS AND WALKED TWICE AROUND A VACANT CHAIR SHE THEN PERFORMED A SERIES OF FLIPS THAT WOULD HAVE DONE CREDIT TO A PROFESSIONAL ACROBAT THE FINALE OF WHICH LEFT HER SITTING CALMLY IN THE PREVIOUSLY EMPTY SEAT SEE SHE INFORMED THE FLABBERGASTED STEWARDESS I COULD DO IT AND I DIDN'T HER VOICE WAS DROWNED OUT IN A YELL OF APPROVAL AS EVERYONE WHO COULD CLAP THEIR HANDS DID SO WITH ENTHUSIASM MORE KEEP IT UP GAL DO IT AGAIN OH I DIDN'T DO THAT TO SHOW OFF BARBARA WARNER FLUSHED HOTLY AS SHE MET THE EYES OF THE NEARBY SPECTATORS HONESTLY I DIDN'T I JUST HAD TO KNOW IF I COULD THEN AS THE APPLAUSE DID NOT DIE DOWN SHE FAIRLY SCAMPERED OUT OF THE ROOM FOR ONE HOUR BEFORE THE PROCYON'S DEPARTURE FROM EARTH AND FOR THREE HOURS AFTERWARD FIRST OFFICER CARLYLE DESTON CHIEF ELECTRONICIST SAT ATTENTIVELY AT HIS BOARD
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