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* * * * * A Mercurian native came out of the residence, presently, his hands together in the peace sign. For the benefit of Earthlubbers whose only knowledge of Mercury is derived from the teleview screen, it should be explained that Mercurians are _not_ human, even if they do slightly resemble us. A MERCURIAN NATIVE CAME OUT OF THE RESIDENCE PRESENTLY HIS HANDS TOGETHER IN THE PEA SIGN FOR THE BENEFIT OF EARTH LOVERS WHOSE ONLY KNOWLEDGE OF MERCURY IS DERIVED FROM THE TELLY VIEW SCREEN IT SHALL BE EXPLAINED THAT MERCURIANS ARE NOT HUMAN EVEN IF THEY DO SLIGHTLY RESEMBLE US
he tropical habitable belt and plunge out, boiling, far into the desert. Olear's little ship passed through the ringstorms, and he did not take over the controls until he recognized the familiar mark of the trading company, a blue comet on the aluminum roof of one of the larger buildings. Visibility was good that day, but despite the unusual clarity of the atmosphere there was a suggestion of the sinister about the lifeless scene--the vast, irresistible river, the riotously colored jungle roof. The vastness of nature dwarfed man's puny work. One horizon flashed incessantly with livid lightning, the other was one blinding blaze of the nearby sun. And almost lost below in the savage landscape was man's symbol of possession, a few metal sheds in a clear, fenced space of a few acres. Olear cautiously checked speed, skimmed over the turbid surface of the great river, and set her down on the ground within the compound. With his pencil-like ray-tube in his hand he stepped out of the hatchway. Y RIVERS WHICH IRRIGATE THE TROPICAL HABITABLE BELT AND PLUNGE OUT BOILING FAR INTO THE DESERT ELIZ LITTLE SHIP PASSED THROUGH THE RINGSTORMS AND HE DID NOT TAKE OVER THE CONTROLS UNTIL HE RECOGNIZED THE FAMILIAR MARK OF THE TRADING COMPANY A BLUE COMET ON THE ALEMNIUM ROOF OF ONE OF THE LARGER BUILDINGS VISIBILITY WAS GOOD THAT DAY BUT DESPITE THE UNUSUAL CLARITY OF THE ATMOSPHERE THERE WAS A SUGGESTION OF THE SINISTER ABOUT THE LIFELESS SCENE THE VAST IRRESISTIBLE RIVER THE RIOTOUSLY COLOURED JUNGLE ROOF THE VASTNESS OF NATURE DWARFED MAN'S PUNY WORK ONE HORIZON FLASHED INCESSANTLY WITH LIVID LIGHTNING THE OTHER WAS ONE BLINDING BLAZE OF THE NEARBY SUN AND ALMOST LOST BELOW IN THE SAVAGE LANDSCAPE WAS MAN'S SYMBOL OF POSSESSION A FEW METAL SHEDS IN A CLEAR FENCE SPACE OF A FEW ACRES A LEE CAUTIOUSLY CHECKED SPEED SKIMMED OVER THE TURBID SURFACE OF THE GREAT RIVER AND SET IT DOWN ON THE GROUND WITHIN THE COMPOUND WITH HIS PENCIL LIKE RAY TUBE IN HIS HAND HE STEPPED OUT OF THE HATCHWAY
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