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The old men of the two ato of the interested families fined the thieves a hog. The fine was paid, and the hog eaten by the old men of the two ato. Very often the fine paid by the offender passes promptly down the throats of the jury.
Life had been there, but what form of life only Grim Hagen might have told them. They were cindered their atmosphere, which had not been oxygen, had burned away. Ato's probing instruments found neither liquid nor gas. His screens found an occasional shattered city, where broken spires reached twisted fingers into the vacant sky. Ato was watching the needles upon another machine.
Now, Ato and Val and another hundred men came charging forward. Leaving three men to set up the strange machine, Grim Hagen's trained Aldebaranians met them. They clashed head-on blade against blade, fist against bone. They held there, like two wrestlers evenly matched. For a moment Grim Hagen's men were forced back. Then some new defenders swarmed out of the side-alleys and joined them.
He and Gunnar were with Ato in the control room when suddenly warning bells began to jangle and red lights flashed on and off. Ato adjusted the largest screen. And there, slowly revolving like an hour-glass of gold amid uprushing sparks of sun and flame, was The Old Ship. Ato pointed to a bright star. "Aldebaran. They are headed there."
In less than an hour, the onrushing moon filled the screens. And with scarcely a quiver of excitement the Nebula circled it swiftly and landed. Wolden and Ato, acting as pilot and co-pilot, set The Nebula down with as much ease as a housewife putting a fine piece of china upon the drainboard. There was no fuss and no noise.
At first he could not get a clear look at the man for Ato's broad shoulders. Then Ato turned aside, and Grim Hagen's head and shoulders filled the screen. Odin gasped in amazement. Grim Hagen was nearly twenty years older than when he had seen him last. The shoulders and arms were larger although there appeared to be little fat upon Grim Hagen. The dark hair was streaked with gray.
The lights flickered on and off. For a time they were in darkness. Then the lights came back, but continued their flickering. The screens were dark. Nea worked with the instruments. When power enough was available she began probing the dust-cloud as though nothing had happened. Then she fed more figures into the calculator and handed the result to Ato. "Try this," she said in a tremulous voice.
The village is the social unit within which there are no clans, no political, or other divisions. The Tinguian are familiar with the Igorot town, made up of several ato but there is no indication that they have ever had such an institution. The head of the village is known as lakay. He is usually a man past middle age whose wealth and superior knowledge have given him the confidence of his people.
And tell me where we are?" It was Ato's turn to talk. "I threw The Nebula into the Fourth Drive some time ago. That may have helped to save your lives too. We should check on that, Nea." "Will you please tell me where we are?" Gunnar demanded. "Give me time, little man," Ato retorted. "We are back in Trans-Einsteinian space, and Aldebaran and its worlds are far behind us.
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