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That's where you use your braking-rockets." The Chief tried it. He came to a stop a quarter-mile past Joe. "I'm heavy-handed," said his voice disgustedly. "I'll try to join you," said Joe. He did try. He stopped a little short. The two weird objects drifted almost together. The Chief was upside down with regard to Joe. Presently he was sidewise on. "This takes thinking," said Joe ruefully.
But what they couldn't do was match its orbital velocity, which was zero. They had the Platform's eastward speed to start with over 200 miles a minute. No matter how desperately they fired braking-rockets, they couldn't stop and maneuver around the rising control-ship. Inevitably they would simply flash past it in the fraction of an instant.
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