THE COSMIC COMPUTER

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going to Panurge, in the Gamma System. They have a couple of computermen
with them, one they hired from the Stock Exchange, and one they
practically shanghaied away from the Government. And some of the people
who chartered the ship are members of a family that were interested in a
positronic-equipment plant on Panurge at the time of the War."

"That's all right, then; we don't need to worry about that any more.
They're just hunting for Merlin."

Some of his companions were looking at him curiously. A little later,
Piet Ludvyckson, the electromagnetics engineer, said: "I thought you
were looking for Merlin, Conn."

"Not on Koschchei. We're looking for something to build a hypership out
of. If I had Merlin in my hip pocket right now, I'd trade it for one
good ship like the /City of Asgard/ or the /City of Nefertiti/, and give
a keg of brandy and a box of cigars to boot. If we had a ship of our