" Perry Rhodan 0037 - (29) A World Gone Mad" - читать интересную книгу автора (Perry Rhodan)

Ragor hesitated once again but it was already too late.

Enzally suddenly smiled and said to Rhodan, "I know where the ship is, sir! We can conclude this
conversation."

Ragor stared uncomprehendingly at the telepath who had so casually given away his prized secret. He
felt as if his whole world had suddenly collapsed and that his hopes were buried. Ragor had been anxious
to gain a short breathing spell and wangle perhaps a few robot workers. Then it would have taken only a
few more days to complete their mightiest battleship, hidden in a secret hangar in the mountains,
andтАФafter a quick blow for revenge he could have escaped with his partners in crime into space.

And now thisтАж

Enzally stopped smiling and said coldly, "Thank you, Ragor, youтАЩve said enough. I can see that weтАЩre
too lenient with you. YouтАЩll be deported to the island today."

The telepath turned to Rhodan. "They wanted to take the battleship of the Springers and destroy
GoszulтАЩs Planet before returning to their sector of the Galaxy. Lovely people, really."

"Their mentality is such that they cannot tolerate defeat. However RagorтАЩs attitude canтАЩt be used as a
criterion for the entire race of the Springers. IтАЩm convinced some day weтАЩll reach an understanding with
them. Not here and not with the governors but with others of their ilk. We better close this chapter right
now. Ralv, you can attend to the duties of your office! Enzally, lees leave! What will happen here is no
longer our business."

Holding their heads high, Rhodan and Enzally left the room. They walked past the motionless robot
whose crystalline lenses stared rigidly at the 13 Springers whom he had formerly owed obedience.

Now it would be his task to take them to prison.



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GoszulтАЩs Planet circled around the star 221-Tatlira as the second of seven satellites. 221-Tatlira was the
name given in the star-catalog of the Springers. It was 1012 light-years distant from Earth, where it was
unknown to the astronomers.

In a bloodless coup Perry RhodanтАЩs Mutant Corps had succeeded in returning the planet used as a
power base by the Springers to their rightful owners. Four of the mutants under the leadership of John
Marshall had created an artificial epidemic which produced splotches on the skin in the first stage and
later seemed to affect the brain. Those who fell victim to the epidemic lost their memory. Of course there
was an anti-serum available but the Springers had no knowledge of it. They succumbed to their terror
and retreated in haste, leaving the 20 governors to their fate.

Only a few weeks after the outbreak of the disease its effect started to clear up. Memory returned and
the brain worked better than before. The coloured spots disappeared and the patients' health was
restored even without injection of the serum. It just took a few weeks longer.