THE COSMIC COMPUTER

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daughter, the two /Harriet Barne/ officers, and a couple of others?bent
over the photoprinted plans Conn had, located their position, and told
him as much as they could about what lay ahead. Sylvie Jacquemont could
handle robots; she would ride in the front seat of the jeep while he
piloted. Vibart, the chief engineer, and Yves Jacquemont would ride
behind. Nichols would ride in the scow with the fighting men. One lorry
of his own party would follow the jeep; the other would bring up the rear.

He snapped on the screen and punched the ship combination. Stefan
Jorisson appeared in it.

"Hi, Conn! You all right?" He raised his voice. "Conn's on-screen!"

His father appeared at Jorisson's shoulder and, a moment later, Klem Zareff.

"Well, we're in, all right," he said. "We just picked up an army, too."
He swung the jeep to get the crowd in the pickup, explaining who they