THE COSMIC COMPUTER

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and the starlit sea below. After a long while a sunset glow, six hours
past on Barathrum, appeared in the west, behind the now appreciable
curvature of the planet.[Pg 106]

"Stand by for shift to vertical," Captain Nichols called, his voice
echoing from PA-outlets through the ship.

"Ready for shift, Captain Nichols," Jacquemont reported from the
duplicate-control panel.

Conn went to the after bulkhead, leaning his back against it. "Ready
here, Captain," he said.

Other voices took it up. Lights winked on the control panels.

"Shifting over," Nichols said. "Your ship now, Captain Jacquemont."