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A few weeks after the turnover, Adams seemed to have more time. At least, he devoted more time to the expectant mothers, even to the point of supervising Deston and Jones in the construction of a weirdly wired device by means of which he studied and photographed the unborn child each woman bore. He said nothing, however, until Barbara made him talk. "Listen, you egregious clam," she said, firmly, "I know darn well I've been pregnant for at _least_ seven months, and I ought to be twice this big. A FEW WEEKS AFTER THE TURN OVER ADAMS SEEMED TO HAVE MORE TIME AT LEAST HE DEVOTED MORE TIME TO THE EXPECTANT MOTHERS EVEN TO THE POINT OF SUPERVISING DESTON AND JONES IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF A WEIRDLY WIRED DEVICE BY MEANS OF WHICH HE STUDIED AND PHOTOGRAPHED THE UNBORN CHILD EACH WOMAN BORE HE SAID NOTHING HOWEVER UNTIL BARBARA MADE HIM TALK LISTEN YOU EGARIOUS CLAM SHE SAID FIRMLY I KNOW DARN WELL I'VE BEEN PREGNANT FOR AT LEAST SEVEN MONTHS AND I OUGHT TO BE TWICE THIS BIG
, and if I am unable to arrive at a conclusion before arrival--I don't mean a rigorous analysis, of course, but merely a stop-gap, empirical, pragmatic solution--we will simply remain in orbit around that sun until I do." IV. The _Procyon_ bored on through space, at one unchanging gravity of acceleration. It may not seem, at first glance, that one gravity would result in any very high velocity; but when it is maintained steadily for days and weeks and months, it builds up to a very respectable speed. Nor was there any question of power, for the _Procyon_'s atomics did not drive the ship, but merely energized the "Chaytors"--the Chaytor Effect engines that tapped the energy of the expanding universe itself. Thus, in less than six months, the _Procyon_ had attained a velocity almost half that of light. At the estimated mid-point of the flight the spaceship, still at one gravity of drive, was turned end-for-end; so that for the ensuing five-and-a-fraction months she would be slowing down.  CHAPTER FOUR OF SUBSPACE SURVIVORS BY E E DOC SMITH THIS LIBER BOX RECORDING IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN RECORDING BY KIRK ZIGLER THE PROCYON BORED ON THROUGH SPACE AT ONE UNCHANGING GRAVITY OF ACCELERATION IT MAY NOT SEEM AT FIRST GLANCE THAT ONE GRAVITY WOULD RESULT IN A VERY HIGH VELOCITY BUT WHEN IT IS MAINTAINED STEADILY FOR DAYS AND WEEKS AND MONTHS IT BUILDS UP TO A VERY RESPECTABLE SPEED NOR WAS THERE ANY QUESTION OF POWER THE PROCYON'S ATOMICS DID NOT DRIVE THE SHIP BUT MERELY ENERGIZED THE CHEATERS AND THE CHEATER EFFECT ENGINES THAT TAPPED THE ENERGY OF THE EXPANDING UNIVERSE ITSELF THUS IN LESS THAN SIX MONTHS THE PROCYON HAD ATTAINED A VELOCITY ALMOST HALF THAT OF LIGHT AT THE ESTIMATED MIDPOINT OF THE FLIGHT THE SPACESHIP STILL AT ONE GRAVITY OF DRIVE WAS TURNED END FOR END SO THAT FOR THE ENSUING FIVE AND A FRACTION MONTHS SHE WOULD BE SLOWING DOWN
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