THE COSMIC COMPUTER

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in both of those companies, and we've set up agreements with
them?informally, of course; we'll have to get them voted on by our own
companies?to sell them ships from Koshchei. In return, the company
that's building the ship out of four air-freighters will go to Janicot,
and the company that's building a ship out of the old Leitzenring
Building will go to Jurgen, and they'll both stay off Koshchei. Sterber,
Flynn & Chen-Wong will probably be defending antitrust suits till the
end of time. The Planetary Government has stopped liking us, you know."

"Then we'll have to get one that will like us. There'll be an election
about this time next year, won't there?"

His father nodded. "To use one of your expressions, we're working on it.
How soon can you get your ships in?"[Pg 143]

"Well be loaded and ready to lift off in a week. Another week for the trip."