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A smile flitted over PuckyтАЩs face.
тАЬDonтАЩt worry. WeтАЩll look after ourselves but we canтАЩt let the chance to learn
more about the aliens pass us by. TheyтАЩre inviting us to board their ship. No other
explanation for their opening the outer hatch while leaving the inner hatchway
locked. They know weтАЩve been following them. They want to speak to usтАФif they
can speak. IтАЩm afraid theyтАЩre not telepaths. IтАЩm even afraid they donтАЩt emit any
thought-impulses whatever.
тАЬRobots?тАЭ
тАЬIt seems that way. As always: no living being on board, only robots. Who their
master is weтАЩll learn laterтАФmaybe.тАЭ
тАЬAnd if we lose you?тАЭ
тАЬThatтАЩs quite possible. In that case, build a telepathic block with Ooch and try
to track me down. In fact, Iltu, the thoughtтАЩs not so bad. Maybe it will be the only
way of finally finding the alien planet. They may carry us off but you will be right
behind.тАЭ
тАЬAnd if we lose contact with you, Pucky?тАЭ
The mousebeaver twitched his shoulders involuntarily. тАЬThen itтАЩs going to be a
very long vacation, my sweet.тАЭ
He tuned in again on the communications set. He listened as Homunk gave
final instructions to the commander and then again switched to minimal distance.
тАЬKoster is informed,тАЭ said Homunk. тАЬHe will keep on behind us.тАЭ
Pucky nodded. тАЬLetтАЩs goтАФwhat are we waiting for?тАЭ
The airlock proved rather spacious but nothing in it indicated that any human or
other organic beings were on board. No spacesuits, no air purifiers, no weaponsтАФ
nothing. Only the hardware for the outer hatchway, the ventilation ducts andтАж
тАЬVentilation ducts!тАЭ said Pucky as they stood in the enclosure and waited for
the outer hatchway to close. тАЬRobots donтАЩt usually need any atmosphere. Are our
friends an exception?тАЭ
тАЬThe hatchway!тАЭ Homunk exclaimed. тАЬItтАЩs closing. It would be the usual
procedure if human beings were manning the ship. Suppose all your conjectures
areтАФright?тАЭ
When the hatchway was closed, they waited for the hiss of air flowing in.
They did not wait in vain.
тАЬI do believe,тАЭ murmured Pucky in an excited voice, тАЬthis time weтАЩre in luck
and will meet the masters of the robotsтАФeven if robots are manning the ship.
TheyтАЩre letting air into the airlock. I donтАЩt think robots need air. When I entered a
Silver Arrow for the first time. I had changed into a quantum of light due to the
ultradimensional change-over of the molkexтАжтАЭ
There was not enough time for Pucky to describe his previous encounter for at
that moment the inner hatch opened. Behind it one could see a bright hallway. It
was as well lit as the pressure lock. The floor was metal, not covered by any
carpets.
Homunk had once more hidden his weapon in his belt. With his quick reactions
it would have taken only a fraction of a second for him to get it ready for action. It
made no difference whether the weapon was in his belt or in his hand.
Pucky informed Iltu of all that was happening by merely thinking about what
he saw and experienced. Now and then he received confirmation that his
connection with her was still good. The EX-238 was following them at the same
distance and at the same speed. Ten times the speed of light and the huge red sun
was still 10 hours flying time distant.