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Joyce slowly nodded her head. "Oh, I think I've heard the name mentioned," she murmured, "but nothing more than that." "I've asked for that as my research project." "But that's clear out of the galaxy in Transpace!" "Yes, and obviously out of bounds for the ordinary graduate researcher.
And then, as the last of their packing was completed and they were ready to call it a day, the phone buzzed. Cameron hesitated, determined to let it go unanswered, then punched the button irritably on audio only. Instead of the caller, he heard the voice of the operator. "One moment please. Interstellar, Transpace, printed. Please connect visio." It was like a shock, he thought afterwards.
"You could have told me about this a long time ago, couldn't you?" she said accusingly. Cameron nodded. "I could have. But I didn't want to get false hopes aroused. I didn't have much hope the deal would actually go through, myself. I think Fothergill is pretty much responsible for it." "Transpace " Joyce said dreamily. "Tell me about the Markovian Nucleus.
They came out of the darkness of Transpace that evening and the stars returned in the glory of a million closely gathered suns. The Markovian Nucleus lay in a galaxy of tightly packed stars that made bright the nights of all their planets. It was a spectacle for Cameron, who had traveled but little away from the Solar System, and for Joyce who had never traveled at all.
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