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"Our stokers," replied Siemens, "must be men of strength and skill, for they both feed and rake the fires. The ashes and slag must be hoisted and dumped into the ocean, and twice an hour, as the gauges indicate, fresh water is let into the boilers. Daily the boilers convert into steam over a hundred tons of water, which, condensed, is used over and over again." "What quantity of coal do you use?"
"That watchman thought I was bluffing when I said I'd get an order from the company, if I had to wake up the president of the road. It was too good a chance to miss. One doesn't find such a complete outfit ready to hand every day." Out of the tanks stout tubes led, with stop-cocks and gauges at the top.
"Shall we wait?" Scotty asked. "No need. We can take our floats. Let's get going." They changed to trunks. Then, since they would not have anyone on the surface to keep track of time or depth, strapped on wrist watches, compasses, and wrist depth gauges. Floats and weight belts were put on, then the boys added small plastic slates and pencils for writing underwater.
Strange to say, the dogs had not smelled it, but when we pointed to the footprint in the dust, which was apparently none too fresh, they took up the work of tracking. It is astonishing to see how a dog can tell which way a track leads. If in doubt, he runs quickly back and forth on the scent, and thus gauges the way the animal has progressed.
"All clear forward and overhead," replied Roger. Tom placed his hand on the master switch that would throw the combined circuits, instruments and gauges into the single act of blasting the mighty ship into space. His eyes glued to the sweeping hand, he counted past the twelve-second mark eleven ten nine "Stand by to raise ship," he bawled into the microphone. "Minus five four three two one zero!"
So many of my client at Great Oaks were demanding colonics in conjunction with their cleansing programs, that I took time out to go to Indio, Calif. to take a course in colon therapy from a chiropractor, and purchase a state of the art colonic machine featuring all the gauges, electric water solenoids and stainless steel knobs one could ask for.
One by one, he tested the dials, gauges, and indicators on the instrument panel that was the brains of the mighty ship. On the radar bridge, above the control deck, Roger adjusted the sights of the precious astrogation prism and took a checking sight on the Pole Star to make sure the instrument was in true alignment.
The lock gauges registered normal air, and the inner valves slid open. Commander O’Brine stepped through, his square jaw outthrust and his face flushed with anger. He bellowed, "Where’s Foster?" His voice was so loud Rip heard him faintly even through the bubble. He stepped out of the landing boat and faced the irate commander. O’Brine ordered, "Get him out of that suit."
I had to allow for the momentum that would be given the bomb by the forward motion of the balloon." Hardly had Tom spoken than a puff of white was seen on the very top of the fence. "There it goes?" cried the lieutenant. "You did the trick, Swift!" "Yes, I thought I would. Well, that shows my gauges are correct, anyhow. Now we'll try the other two bombs."
They are sure to go up." "No!" "Twelve hundred Cowcaddens Water, with an issue of new stock next week?" "Not if they disseminated the Gauges!" "A thousand Ramshorn Gas four per cent. guaranteed until the act?" "Not if they promised twenty, and melted down the sun in their retort!" "Blawweary Iron? Best spec. going." "No, I tell you once for all!
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