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I'm all right, she called-croaked-and gotunsteadily to her feet. Hovercars do not ride an air cushion; they operate on the same graviticprinciple as floaters. Ka-Mao reported the sequence of events to Ko-Dan. He allowed lassitude and depression to settle in though.

On deck, Carrmak saw sparse lights on both sidesof the river, but mostly on the south where Komars lay. In fact, the Smoleni prospect seems nearly beyond hope. One of them took his bayonet,camera and belt recorder, and his light field pack. They got their food and sat down side by side; theirconversation was casual until they'd finished eating.