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"But you must knohere he went?"

"He didn't say where he was going," replied the mayor

"To one of the other nearby worlds?" demanded the captain

"I don't know"

"You must know"

"Do you see hi the crowd

The captain looked "No"

'Then he is probably gone," said the mayor

"Probably, probably!" cried the captain weakly "I've made a horrible mistake, and I want to see hi in history To be in on so like this Why, the chances are one in billions we'd arri

ved at one certain planet a millions of planets the day afterhe caone!"

"Each finds hiently

"You're hiding hily

Soan to stand up

"No," said the mayor

"You knohere be is then?" The captain's fingers twitched at the leather holster on his right side