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Paul Hagbolt looked at the heights ahead, where the Pacific Coast Highung inland and began to cli bend, between the road and the sea, loo Two, home of the Moon Project and the US Space Force&039;s newest base and rocket launching and landing area Glea only a few dark red lights along its crest which stretched off endlessly, the space base towered hway and ocean - an ohway hummed e over a wash and Margo Gelhorn sat up sharply beside hi back past Paul "Hey, wait adown The highway had begun its cli back down the road, "that I saw a sign with the words &039;Flying Saucer&039; on it"

"Flying Saucer-Burgers?" Paul suggested "Same shape, you know"

"No, there wasn&039;t a cafe or anything like that Just one little white sign Right before the wash I want to go back and have a look at it"

"But we&039;re almost to V-2," Paul objected "Don&039;t you want to see the h a &039;scope while the eclipse is still on? You&039;ll be able to see Plato, only we&039;ll have to put up the top and leave Miaow locked in the car You can&039;t take pets into Vandenberg"

"No, I don&039;t," Margo said "I&039;iven the slick Project treatanization that denies cats are people!"

"All right, all right," Paul chuckled

"So let&039;s turn back right now We&039;ll be able to see thethat way"

Paul did his best to drive past the little white sign, but Margo brought hireen lantern is! Stop there!" As the car bumped on the uneven shoulder, Miaow sat up and stretched and then looked around with no great interest

There was a dirt road going down beside the beach, along the foot of the headland the highway had swung inland to cli plateau of Vandenberg Two

On one side of the dirt road there hung a flickering kerosene lantern with green glass around the fla out sharply in the convertible&039;s headlights, was a rather s on it, not at all crudely drawn, read: THIS WAY TO THE FLYING SAUCER SYMPOSIUM

"Only in Southern California," Paul said, shaking his head

Margo said, "Let&039;s drive in and see what&039;s going on"

"Not on your life!" Paul assured her loudly "If you cant stand Vandenberg, I can&039;t stand saucer maniacs"

"But they don&039;t sound likehas tone Take that lettering - it&039;s pure Baskerville"

Snatching up Miaow, she clambered out of the car for a closer look