THE COSMIC COMPUTER

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"I think it is." There was a catch in old Dolf Kellton's voice. "One of
my boys from the Academy offered a place on the faculty of the
University of Montevideo, on Terra!" He finished his drink and held out
his glass for more, something he almost never did.

"Conn means," Kurt Fawzi explained, "that it had nothing to do with Merlin."

All right; now tell them the truth.

"I was also to find out anything I could about a secret giant computer
used during the War by the Third Fleet-Army Force, code-named Merlin. I
went over all the records available to the public; I used your letter,
Professor, and the head of our Modern History department secured me
access to non-public material, some of it still classified. For one
thing, I have locations and maps and plans of every Federation
installation built here between 842 and 854, the whole period[Pg 16] of
the War." He turned to his father. "There are incredible things still