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without the confidence of Parliament and therefore I as First Administrator of the
Solar Imperium submit to you and all the other citizens of our small interplanetary
realm this question: is my administration deserving of your confidence?тАЭ
Half an hour later, the result of the vote on that question was made known: it
was by no means an overwhelming vote of confidence for Perry Rhodan but after
several days of tremendous political turmoil what more could he expect?
He went to the speakerтАЩs stand and spoke briefly. тАЬI thank the Upper House for
the confidence it has signified in me and my aides.тАЭ His words were followed by a
thin applause coming from all directions, which Rhodan regarded more highly
than he would have a larger majority.
The wall that had been built up against him was beginning to crumble from all
sides. Yet only he was aware of that. Not even Bell had noticed.
When Rhodan returned to his seat, he found Bell thoughtfully regarding the tip
of his right thumb. тАЬIf only this year were overтАжтАЭ he heard Bell say.
It was the 5th of June. 2044.


10 ADVENTURES FROM NOW
William Voltz tells of a
Friend to Mankind
 2/ CARDIFтАЩS CHALLENGE

Only when the session of the Parliament of the Solar Imperium was over did
Cokaze leave his seat in front of the vidscreen.
The old patriarch, the last of his race who had witnessed Perry RhodanтАЩs
dizzying rise to power, nodded in satisfaction as the vidscreen went blank, then
reached for a glass and took a deep drink.
тАЬTo us!тАЭ he said, looking around the room.
More than 20 clan members sat according to their rank behind him and
applauded in agreement.
They all looked alikeтАФnot only in their uniform clothing and not only in their
trimmed beards, which stood in crass counterpoint to the uncut hair hanging
stringily from their scalps, but much more in their height, which in every case
exceeded two meters.
The Cokaze clan recognized only one leader: the patriarch Cokaze. His orders
were law, his opinions weighed heavily. He was not only the oldest of Springers,
he was also the most experienced, and where they concerned Perry Rhodan, his
experiences were unique. He was the only one left who had witnessed Perry
Rhodan as a man without any power worth mentioning at the beginning of his
rise.
Cokaze and his closest relatives had just seen on the vidscreen how much
power the Administrator had now. Cokaze believed he had every right to drink to
the future of his clan, for he was not only to some extent informed as to RhodanтАЩs
warmaking potential but had just learned first-hand how weak RhodanтАЩs political
position was.
The Springers reached for their own glasses and silently drank to their
patriarch. Cokaze wiped the drops out of his beard, nodded cautiously. then turned
to his oldest son, Olsge, who with his family lived aboard the cylindrical spacer
Cokaz 2. тАЬTomorrow, Olsge,тАЭ he said, тАЬyouтАЩll fly to that planet they call Venus
and call all the captains together.тАЭ Then he turned to his favourite son, Oktag.