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if you establish a base on our planet for conducting a mutually beneficial trade."

"Now that weтАЩve done our job itтАЩs time for us to take leave," Bell interjected with a flourish. "There only
remains the matter of Springer shipтАж"

"Only!" Rhodan interrupted him with emphasis. "That ship causes me the greatest concern. Enzally has
surveyed the governors and determined that the hangar is located about 30 miles from here in the
mountains. There are about 30 robots and robot specialists at work. TheyтАЩre completely self-contained
and independent of any central control. They and the hangar are protected by 100 fighter robots who are
programmed to attack everything that doesnтАЩt look like a Springer. It is impossible to deactivate them by
controlling a Command Centre. They have to be tackled individually and put out of action. A formidable
job!"

"Why is it so important to lay our hands on this half-completed ship of the Springers?" Bell asked.

"Very simple, Bell. We know that this ship is the most modern that has been constructed up to now. Its
equipment and armament surpass in technical refinement anything we can imagine. We tend to think of
the Arkonides as being at the apex of civilization and we strive to reach their standard. But donтАЩt forget
that the Arkonide technology has stagnated for 8000 years in contrast to that of the Springers, who cut
their ties with the empire at that time. They have made great strides and are in several respects definitely
superior to the Arkonides. IтАЩm certain that the construction of this ship will reveal many surprises to us.
IтАЩm simply curious, thatтАЩs all."

Bell grinned. "Really only curious?"

Rhodan grinned back but became quickly serious again. "The fact remains that we have to capture this
ship if only for the purpose of studying it. However we canтАЩt use force in order to keep the robots from
destroying it as a last resort. IтАЩm convinced that their programming contains orders to this effect."

"And how are we going to prevent them?"

"By a clever feint and the element of surprise. just how weтАЩre going to accomplish it I donтАЩt know yet. In
any case weтАЩll have to secure information about the situation first. Pucky will soon report to us. HeтАЩs
already there since this morning to investigate the site."

The news caused some excitement among the listeners since nobody had been aware that the
mouse-beaver had received such an assignment.

"Pucky?" Bell groaned. "Pucky is in the shipyard?"

"Who else is better suited than our little friend? First of all heтАЩs the most perfect mutant we know. In
addition to telepathy heтАЩs adept at telekinetics and teleportation. He can defend himself and retreat to
safety any time things get too hot for him. Besides he doesnтАЩt look like a suspicious man but like an
overgrown mouse. Maybe even the robots will consider him to be a harmless animal and disregard his
activities."

"If I know Pucky," Bell commented "itтАЩll kill him if the robots simply ignore him."

"HeтАЩs too smart for that," Rhodan contradicted. "Anyway, however it may be, I expect Pucky back very
shortly. He knows that weтАЩre waiting here in theStardust for his report."