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Updated: September 14, 2025
Hakim Farid joined the boys long enough to say, "We've about decided the strange signals are not originating within the system. Now we're looking at the possibility that some local source is giving us interference. We thought we'd eliminated all outside noise, but perhaps something new came up after we finished checking." Rick pointed to Cairo, visible through the control-room window.
Farid said seriously. "You have saved us from possible embarrassment. It would be useless to give him a pyramid when his weight limit is thirty kilos, as we call sixty-six pounds." Rick chuckled. One reason he so enjoyed his association with scientists was the dry sense of humor most of them seemed to share.
Naturally, Farid raided back on Abdullah's kine, Abdullah complained to the authorities, and the Border fermented. To Farid in his desert camp with a clutch of Abdullah's cattle round him, entered, alone and unarmed, the officer responsible for the peace of those parts.
The Egyptian scientists made the boys feel at home right away. Dr. Kerama took Scotty and Winston by the arms, and Dr. Farid fell in step with Rick as the group walked toward the administration building. "We're glad you could come," Farid said in excellent English. "We'll try to make your visit interesting." Rick thanked him.
Rick hunted until he found a space under an amplifier that was big enough for the two extra kittens. The space was covered by an access door. The kittens would be safe there. It would be no real loss if they were stolen, anyway. Later, the boys helped check circuits while the radio telescope swung through a variety of arcs, with Farid at the controls.
"Was it valuable?" Scotty asked. "More than valuable. It is irreplaceable. In terms of cash, however, the value is around a quarter of a million dollars." Rick whistled. "No wonder the guards watched us this morning." Dr. Kerama called, "Hakim, can you help with these tracings, please?" Farid joined the other scientists, leaving the boys to their own devices.
The next is to obtain as much material as we can on the 21-centimeter wave length. After that we will shift to other wave lengths to see if the source is emitting. Dr. Farid will make assignments." Farid stood up. "A radio-teletype circuit will be installed at once. Work is already in progress in the city, and we should have installation crews here within an hour or two.
"Very well," Farid said. "We're exchanging reports constantly with the other radio telescopes and it's clear that we have something extraordinary. We're trying to agree on the precise location of this space object. The next step will be to examine the signals more closely to see if a pattern can be found or if they're simply random."
The formalities of registration were completed, then the Americans went to the cashier and exchanged dollars for Egyptian pounds and coins in units called piastres. They carefully put away their receipts for the exchange, since currency control in the country was strict. "Go ahead," Winston told the boys. "Farid and Kerama will come with me.
"I don't know whether we'll be of much use, but we're willing to do anything we're told. All we ask is a little chance to see your country." "You'll have every chance," Dr. Farid told him. "Before there is any work for you, Parnell will have to do a pretty thorough analysis of data we've collected. It's a problem that has us ... what's the American expression? Buffaloed?"
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