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Big to let hiation just like that?"

Lucky said, "Not exactly, Bigrav ship and we&039;ll continue it there"

"No sir," the commander said flatly, "You will not be on board Don&039;t think that for an instant"

Lucky said, "Who will be on board, Commander? Yourself, I presuineer Two of ineers, and five ordinary crewo Myself and Panner, as responsible heads of the project; the five engineers to handle the ship itself; the remainder in return for their services to the project"

Lucky said thoughtfully, "What type of service?"

Panner interrupted to say, "The best exa about is Harry Norrich, who-"

Bigman stiffened in surprise "You mean the blind fellow?"

Panner said, "You know hi," said Lucky

"Well," said Panner, "Norrich was here at the very beginning of the project He lost his sight when he threw hi He was in the hospital five months and his eyes were the one part of him that couldn&039;t be restored By his act of bravery, he kept the satellite fro a chunk the size of a mountain blown out of it He saved the lives of two hundred people and he saved the project, since a ht have ress That sort of thing is what earns one the honor of a place on the rav ship"

"It&039;s a shaet around on board ship?"

Panner said, "We&039;ll be taking Mutt, F"

"That&039;s all I want to know then," said Big, you can take Lucky andat his atch impatiently Now he put the palh to rise "We have finished our business then, gentlemen"

"Not quite," Lucky said "There&039;s one little point to be cleared up Bight He and I will be on the Agrav ship when it leaves"

"No," said Commander Donahue "Impossible"

"Is the added reat for the ship to handle?"

Panner laughed "We could move a mountain"

"Do you lack room then?"

The coive any reason You are not being taken only because it is my decision that you not be taken Is that clear?"

There was a glint of satisfaction in his eyes, and Lucky did not find it hard to guess that he was squaring accounts for the tongue-lashing Lucky had given him aboard the Lucky Starr

Lucky said quietly, "You had better take us, Commander"

Donahue smiled sardonically "Why? Am I to be relieved of duty at the orders of the Council of Science? You won&039;t be able to communicate with Earth till I return, and after that they can relieve me of duty if they wish"

"I don&039;t think you&039;ve thought it through, Coht relieve you of duty retroactive to this overnrav ship ht not under your command but under the coht be The records of the trip ht even be adjusted to show, officially, that you were not on board"

Commander Donahue hite He rose and for ahimself bodily at Lucky

Lucky said, "Your decision, Commander?"

Donahue&039;s voice was most unnatural when it finally came "You may come"

Lucky spent the re the files on various uidance, was taken fro roo meal when they returned to quarters that they had a chance to be alone together Lucky&039;s silence then was not extraordinary, since the young councilman was never talkative at the best of tiress, are we, Lucky?"

Lucky shook his head, "Nothing startling, I&039;ll adht a book-filht a flash of its title: Advanced Robotics Methodically Lucky threaded the beginnings of the fil to be all tied up with that filman"

"Do you mind then if I visit Norrich next door for company?"