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collective were razed.тАЭ
Sirow paused again. He noticed with dubious satisfaction that he was not the only one to be
shocked by the information. All faces in the auditorium looked terrified and troubled.
тАЬThe explanation for these incidents is probably contained in the fourth report,тАЭ Sirow
continued in a harsh tone. тАЬThe radar station on the Taimyr Peninsula in Northern Siberia
observed a spherical body, measuring about 800 meters in diameter, moving at various heights
and directions but obviously guided by deliberate steering, across the territory of our union.тАЭ
тАЬWe all are familiar with the phenomenon of sudden interference with the gravitational
forces from the days when the New Power set itself up in the Gobi Desert. Therefore we know
who our opponent is. Although we donтАЩt know all the weapons he is able to use, weтАЩre ready to
repulse our foe with all arms at our disposal.
тАЬThe time for debating has passed. Now we must take action!тАЭ

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Karaganda, 12th of June, 2:00 p.m. local time.
The planes of the 23rd Fighter Squadron had been alerted half an hour ago. The pilots had
been warned of a huge hostile ship that was reported to roam the skies at will, creating
confusion as well as raising havoc at its pleasure.
The fighter pilots sat in the open cockpits of their machines, waiting for the order to take off
at the first sign of the enemy ship which seemed to move at extremely fast speeds. Their goal
was the elimination of the intruder at all costs.

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Reginald Bell, RhodanтАЩs companion on his first expeditions to the Moon, steered the {italic
on}Stardust{italic} manually according to the commands of Perry Rhodan. The picture screen
of his console showed a relief map of the EarthтАЩs northern hemisphere and Rhodan gave his
directions by arrows and red points.
Rhodan made every effort to save human lives. He knew that only a few ambitious men had
conspired to start the revolution in the Eastern Bloc which resulted in the reversal of the policy
of detente sought by the other major powers. The more than 400 million people who inhabited
the region were not responsible for the coup. Yet this was war and even the most humane of all
soldiers was unable to spare each life.
Rhodan knew the places where the enemy was most vulnerable. He had his agents all over
Terra and he had taken prisoners on Venus who were willing to reveal this information.
The Stardust had already obliterated a nuclear reactor station near Baku which generated the
electricity for the military-industrial complex on the shores of the Caspian Sea. Now Rhodan
moved the white arrow on the relief map to West Siberia and put a red dot on the city of
Karaganda, causing Bell to change his course at once.

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тАЬEnemy object approaching from 210!тАЭ the headphones crackled. тАЬAltitude 13,000 meters.
All machines go!тАЭ
 Cap. Welinski, who was of Polish descent, pressed the button to close his cockpit and revved
up his engine. The wheel blocks were pulled away and the machines began to roll. They quickly
gained speed and lifted off long before they reached the end of the runway.
Welinski took over the command of his squadron. тАЬTurn to 210. Altitude 18,000 meters!тАЭ
It wouldnтАЩt have been prudent for the pursuitships to attack a superior adversary at the same