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"Usually at the beginning of a transposition. I remember, when I was just a kid, about a hundred and fifty years ago  a hundred and thirty nine, to be exact  I picked up a fellow on the Fourth Level, just about where you're operating, and dragged him a couple of hundred parayears. USUALLY AT THE BEGINNING OF A TRANSPOSITION I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS JUST A KID ABOUT A HUNDRED AND FIFTY YEARS AGO A HUNDRED AND THIRTY NINE TO BE EXACT I PICKED UP A FELLOW ON THE FOURTH LEVEL JUST ABOUT WHERE YOU'RE OPERATING AND DRAGGED HIM A COUPLE OF HUNDRED PERIEHERS
 all through that sector. 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?" Verkan Vall nodded, getting out the film and loading it into the projector. When he pressed a button, a dome of radiance appeared on the desk top; two feet in width and a foot in height. In the middle of this appeared a small solidograph image of the interior of the conveyor, showing the desk, and the control board, and the figure of Verkan Vall seated at it. The little figure of the storm trooper appeared, pistol in hand. The little Verkan Vall snatched up his tiny needler; the storm trooper moved into one side of the dome and vanished. Verkan Vall flipped a switch and cut out the image. "Yes. I don't know what causes that, but it happens, now and then," Tortha Karf said. THESE PRIVATE ARMY STORM TROOPERS YOU FIND ALL THROUGH THAT SECTAR 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 VERKANVALL NODDED GETTING OUT THE FILM AND LOADING IT AT THE PROJECTOR WHEN HE PRESSED A BUTTON A DOME OF RADIANCE APPEARED ON THE DESK TOP TWO FEET IN WIDTH AND A FOOT IN HEIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS APPEARED A SMALL SOLIDIOGRAPH IMAGE OF THE INTERIOR OF THE CONVEYOR SHOWING THE DESK THE CONTROL BOARD AND THE FIGURE OF VERKAN VALL SEATED AT IT THE LITTLE FIGURE OF THE STORM TROOPER APPEARED PISTOL IN HAND THE LITTLE VERKAN VALL SNATCHED UP HIS TINY NEEDLER THE STORM TROOP REMOVED TO ONE SIDE OF THE DOME AND VANISHED VERKAN VALL FLICKED THE SWITCH AND CUT UP THE IMAGE YES I DON'T KNOW WHAT CAUSES THAT BUT IT HAPPENS NOW AND THEN TORTHA KAR SAID
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