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Khrest?"
But before Khrest had a chance to answer, Thora interjected: "Why donтАЩt we simply establish contact
with the Brain?"

Rhodan turned to the beautiful Arkonide woman with a friendly smile. "WeтАЩve already tried that but the
Brain doesnтАЩt react. Could be that it is not constantly tuned in on hyperwave radio reception. Perhaps we
ought to come closer to Arkon."

"To Arkon?"

"Why not?"

"I believe," said Khrest, "that it is not so much the actual distance that prevents the robot brain from
receiving you, IтАЩm more inclined to assume that the Zalites have placed a magnetic barrierтАФbell around
their planet which has a polarizing effect. Incoming transmissions pass through unhindered while outgoing
messages are held back. The process is of course also reversible. This would explain why the Brain has
remained silent."

"This means it would be enough," stated Rhodan, "if we were to merely pass beyond ZalitтАЩs atmosphere
in order to establish contact with the Brain on Arkon."

"TheoreticallyтАФyes!" Khrest confirmed.

Rhodan paused to reflect for a moment. "YouтАЩre probably right. But if we give it a try we shouldnтАЩt
forego the proof." He turned around to face the control panel. He depressed a button. A voice came on.

"Send John Marshall at once to the command centre!" Rhodan informed the man on the other end of the
intercom. "ItтАЩs urgent! And have Lt. Tifflor come too."

He turned off the intercom and turned to the two Arkonides, explaining: "Even a robot brain should not
be expected to believe a strangerтАЩs word of honer."

"Have you worked out some plan already?" inquired Thora.

Rhodan nodded to confirm her assumption. He could not help gazing at her severe yet beautiful face
longer than he actually intended. What a change had come over her! He could scarcely believe that only
13 years ago she had regarded mankind as a barbarian, uncivilized race. Her arrogance had been
limitless and her hatred without precedent. And now that she recognized how lifeless the spiritual
inheritance of the Arkonides had become and how vital on the other hand the young race of Earthlings
was, an inner transformation had taken place in the proud woman which manifested itself not only in a
revision of her entire view of life but also especially in her personal attitude toward Perry Rhodan.

Previously Rhodan had only suspected it but today he was certain that he was secretly in love with
Thora. However this love was doomed to remain unfulfilled for an eternity was separating them. There
was no longer the abyss of a 10,000-year-old culture standing between themтАУbut eternity. For Rhodan
had been given the life-prolonging biological cell-shower from the Immortal, which had been denied to
Thora. Rhodan was no longer growing old; however, ThoraтАж

He interrupted his reverie. At this time there was no solution for this problem nor any answer for his
questions. Some day, however, as he realized, a decision must be made. He was longing for that day as