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Bell began to chuckle. "Haw-haw! Muzzel! YouтАЩre giving me an idea. So long, Stern IтАЩve got to take
care of something. ThereтАЩs somebody aboard this ship who was real chummy with that robot dog. They
were scratching each otherтАЩs necks for hours and I didnтАЩt even exist for him."

"Are you talking of Pucky?" Stern called to Bell who was already on his way out of the radio-room.
"The little mouse-beaverтАж"

"ThatтАЩs the one I mean and IтАЩm going to tease him a little."

And so Bell was forced to take his involuntary flying lesson after all. To the delight of the officers and
men in the hangar he circled under the ceiling, performed flips and loops, alternately cursing like a trooper
and begging for help. All his wails and threats didnтАЩt keep him from enjoying the utter amazement of the
spectators.

But Pucky, who steered Bell around and around with his flow of telekinetic power, was relentless and he
kept him flying and gyrating for a whole hour without mercy.



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TheDrusus performed 2 transitions in the direction of the Swaft system under the still-effective
protection of the structure-compensators. Then the compensators were switched off and the next 2
transitions took place without concealment. The Arkonides were thus in a position to monitor the last 2
leaps with their own structure-sensors but they were prevented from learning where theDrusus started
from.

The sun Swaft had about the size and brightness of the sun of the Earth and it radiated about the same
amount of heat. However it was inexplicable why the planet Swoofon had developed so little vegetation
despite the presence of water and rocks which had crumbled into soil. There was plenty of sand but
hardly any flora.

About half of SwoofonтАЩs population lived in small cities on the face of the planet whereas the other half
had preferred to retreat underneath the surface.

Kulman had already found out that there were some Swoons who cooperated with the Springers and
were willing to build the compensator-detectors for them. These Swoons lived mostly below the surface.

The arrival of spaceships was taken in stride by the Swoons although they were awed by their staggering
dimensions which seemed almost incredible to them. Most of the people who visited Swoofon were
Springers and Galactic traders bringing them needed material and food and exchanging them for finished
products. They were welcome as business partners but were not considered as friends. In this regard
Swoofon was a member of the Arkonide Imperium and Rhodan had based his plan on this fact.

As Swoofon appeared on the observation screens and theDrusus entered the Swaft system at the
velocity of light, Rhodan assigned the roles to his officers. "Lt. Rous, you take over the K-13 and fly to
Earth, using your compensator. Bring back theTitan andGen. Pounder with full complements. I canтАЩt