THE COSMIC COMPUTER

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with police cars vainly trying to keep them in order. All the bands in
Storisende seemed to have been combined; they were blaring the
"Planetary Hymn";

/Genji Gartner's body lies a-moldering in the tomb,/
/But his soul goes marching on!/

When they opened the airlock, there was a hastily improvised ceremonial
barge, actually a farm-scow completely draped in red and white, the
Planetary colors. They all stopped, briefly, as they came out, to enjoy
the novelty of outdoor air which could actually be breathed. Conn saw
his father in the scow, and beside him Sylvie Jacquemont, trying, almost
successfully, to keep from jumping up and down in excitement. Morgan
Gatworth to meet his son, and Lester Dawes to meet his. Kurt Fawzi, Dolf
Kellton, Colonel Zareff, Tom Brangwyn. He didn't see his mother, or his
sister. Flora he had hardly counted on, but he was disappointed that his
mother wasn't there to meet him.