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"Off the air  for good, I hope. Don't make me laugh, Buster, Your probable center will spear it. If there's ever more than one star in any confusion _you_ set up, I'll eat all the extras. OFF THE AIR FOR GOOD I HOPE DON'T MAKE ME LAUGH BUSTER YOUR PROBABLE CENTER WILL SPIRIT IF THERE'S EVER MORE THAN ONE STAR IN ANY CONFUSION YOU SET IT UP I'LL EAT ALL THE EXTRAS
e aren't putting out a thing until some Brass gets out there and gets the real story----" "That _is_ the real story, damn it!" "Oh, sure, and a very nice job, too, for an extemporaneous effort--if it was. Semantics says, though, that in a couple of spots it smells like slightly rancid cheese, and ... no-no, keep still! Too many planets listening in--_verbum sap_. Anyway, THE PRESS smells something, too, and they're screaming their lungs out, especially the sob-sisters. Now, Herc, on the air, you're orbiting the fourth planet of a sun. What sun? Where?" "I don't know. Unlisted. We're in completely unexplored territory. Standard reference angles are as follows"--and Jones read off a long list of observations, not only of the brightest stars of the galaxy, but also of the standard reference points, such as S-Doradus, lying outside it. "When you get that stuff all plotted, you'll find a hell of a big confusion; but I _hope_ there aren't enough stars in it but what you can find us sometime. IS HAS STIRRED UP ALREADY THEY LET THEM HAVE ALL YOUR STUFF BUT WE AREN'T PUTTING OUT A THING UNTIL SOME BRASS GETS OUT HERE AND GETS THE REAL STORY THAT IS THE REAL STORY DAMN IT OH SURE AND A VERY NICE JOB TOO FOR AN EXTEMPORANEOUS EFFORT IF IT WAS SEMANTIC SAYS THOUGH THEN IN A COUPLE OF SPOTS IT SMELLS LIKE SLIGHTLY RANCID CHEESE AND NO NO KEEP STILL TOO MANY PLANETS LISTENING IN VERBIN SAP ANYWAY THE PRESS SMELLS SOMETHING TOO AND THEY'RE SCREAMING THEIR LUNGS OUT ESPECIALLY THE SOB SISTERS NOW HARK ON THE AIR YOU'RE ORBITING THE FOURTH PLANET OF THE SUN WHAT SUN WHERE I DON'T KNOW ENLISTED WE'RE IN COMPLETELY UNEXPLORED TERRITORY STANDARD REFERENCE ANGLES ARE AS FOLLOWS AND JONES READ OFF A LONG LIST OF OBSERVATIONS NOT ONLY THE BRIGHTEST STARS OF THE GALAXY BUT ALSO THE STANDARD REFERENCE POINTS SUCH AS ESTIRADUS LAYING OUTSIDE IT WHEN YOU GET THAT STUFF ALL PLOTTED YOU'LL FIND A HELL OF A BIG CONFUSION BUT I HOPE THERE AREN'T ENOUGH STARS IN IT BUT WHAT YOU CAN FIND US SOMETIME
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