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By then, the high cirrus clouds Verkan Vall had watched from the field were far below; they were well into the stratosphere. BY THEN THE HIGH SERIOUS CLOUDS OF ERKAN VALL HAD WATCHED FROM THE FIELD OR FAR BELOW THEY WERE WELL INTO THE STRATOSPHERE
rsonnel. The rocket that was to take him to headquarters was being hoisted with a crane and lowered into the firing-stand, and he walked briskly toward it, his rifle and musette slung. A boyish-looking pilot was on the platform, opening the door of the rocket; he stood aside for Verkan Vall to enter, then followed and closed it, dogging it shut while his passenger stowed his bag and rifle and strapped himself into a seat. "Dhergabar Commercial Terminal, sir?" the pilot asked, taking the adjoining seat at the controls. "Paratime Police Field, back of the Paratime Administration Building." "Right, sir. Twenty seconds to blast, when you're ready." "Ready now." Verkan Vall relaxed, counting seconds subconsciously. The rocket trembled, and Verkan Vall felt himself being pushed gently back against the upholstery. The seats, and the pilot's instrument panel in front of them, swung on gimbals, and the finger of the indicator swept slowly over a ninety-degree arc as the rocket rose and leveled. VING QUARTERS OF THE PLANT PERSONNEL THE ROCKET THAT WAS TO TAKE HIM TO HEADQUARTERS WAS BEING HOISTED WITH A CRANE THAT LOWERED AND FUNNED THE FIRING STAND HE WALKED BRISKLY TOWARD IT HIS RIFLE AND MUSETTE SLUNG A BOYISH LOOKING PILOT WAS ON THE PLATFORM OPENING THE DOOR OF THE ROCKET HE STOOD ASIDE FOR VERKAN VALL TO ENTER THEN FOLLOWED AND CLOSED IT DOGGING IT SHUT WHILE HIS PASSENGER STOWED HIS BAG AND RIFLE AND STRAPPED HIMSELF INTO A SEAT DARBAR COMMERCIAL TURBITAL SIR THE PILOT ASKED TAKING THE ADJOINING SEAT OF THE CONTROLS PAIRITIME POLICE FIELD BACK OF THE PAIRITINE ADMINISTRATION AND BUILDING RIGHT SIR TWENTY SECONDS TO BLAST WHEN YOU'RE READY READY NOW VERKAN VALL RELAXED COUNTING SECONDS SUBCONSCIOUSLY THE ROCKET TREMBLED AND VERKAN VALL FOUND HIMSELF BEING PUSHED GENTLY BACK AGAINST THE UPHOLSTERY THE SEATS AND THE VIOLENT INSTRUMENT PANEL IN FRONT OF THEM SWUNG ON GIMBALS AND THE FINGER OF THE INDICATOR SWEPT SLOWLY OVER A NINETY DEGREE ARC AS THE ROCKET ROSE AND LEVELED
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