The Universe – or Nothing

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Copyright 1984 Meyer Moldeven.

Book Excerpt

“Time,” O’Hare quietly streaked the code that opened his spunnel channel to Keeper. “This is a Slingshot Tac Ops from Red Fox to Keeper. I am hot to run on Point Charlie off Fandango Force Field. All directions green for Scout Operation Xray Delta cut Four. Time for go is 2112 cut 14 Solar. Keyed to send status on Spunnel Channel 9212, scramble 38. Affirm. Over.”

The reaction was similarly quiet, enrolled straightforwardly in his awareness. The message’s lucidity was unaffected by section through many spunnel sponsors that connected O’Hare to a protected dugout underneath Luna’s surface.

“Guardian to Red Fox. Your requests to scout Planet Pluto Zone affirmed. You are cleared to begin at 2112 cut 14 Solar. Spunnel 9212 slice 38 is open for your transmissions. You are spunnel-psy observed by Spacetrack Ceres. Out.”

O’Hare strained, psy-flickered his view screen down to the instruments crucial to his prompt mission, and brain keyed a few controls. The fifteen-meters-in length vessel, with a

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