his mind for the moment, and reared the front portion of his eighteen-inch body upward until his head was level with the speaking tubes. A siren-like wail which could have been heard over one of Mesklin’s typhoons and was almost ridiculous in the silence of Dhrawn’s snow field secured the attention of the rest of the crew.“This is the captain. Ten hours halt for maintenance check; watch on duty get started. Research personnel follow your usual routine, being sure to check with the bridge before going outside. No flying until the scouts have been overhauled. Power distribution, acknowledge!”“Power checking.” The voice from the speaking tube was a little deeper than Dondragmer’s.“Life support, acknowledge!”“Life support checking.”“Communication, acknowledge!”“Checking.”“Kervenser to the bridge for standby! I’m going outside. Research, give me outside conditions!”“One moment. Captain.” The pause was brief before the voice resumed, “Temperature 77; pressure 26.1; wind from 21, steady at 200 cables per hour; oxygen fraction standard at 0.0122.”“Thanks. That doesn’t seem too bad.”“No. With your permission, I’ll come out with you to get surface samples. May we set up the drill? We can ge
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