THE COSMIC COMPUTER

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Murchison was convinced that the Merlin excitement was a cover for some
seditious plot against the Federation, this ought to give him food for
thought.

There was still work, mostly boring lateral shafts for echo shots, going
on at the butte, under the relay station. That was Leibert, who was
still insisting that that was where Merlin was buried. There was also
some work on top of the mesa, by those who were convinced that that was
where Merlin was to be found. Kurt Fawzi was taking the lead in that.
Franz Veltrin and Dolf Kellton sided with Leibert, and Fawzi's office
clique had split into two factions. Judge Ledue was maintaining strict
impartiality, as befitted his judicial position.[Pg 149]

"Why hasn't your father gotten those detectives of his to work on this
fake preacher?" Zareff wanted to know, when he and Tom Brangwyn were
able to talk to Conn alone.