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And besides, Ulf and Lyssa and the God-Egg are responsible for our joy." "They are indeed," Kennon said. "Then why should you think of leaving the place where they rule? You should stay here. There will be other Lani when I am gone. You will be happy always." "Not without you," Kennon said. "Don't you understand that I love you?" "And I you. But I am a Lani. You are a man."
And the God-Egg was rapidly becoming operational. Kennon wondered what it was about Copper that made her so different from the rest. Olympus didn't bother her at all. In fact she seemed to thrive on the depressing atmosphere that filled the Station. Perhaps it was because she had violated the tabu about the God-Egg so often that ordinary superstition had no effect upon her. He shrugged.
Less than a week later the Man Alexander came." "Where was this tower?" "Where Alexandria now stands. Man Alexander destroyed it and built his house upon its ruins." "And what was that place of the Pit?" "The Shrine of Ulf where the God-Egg struck Flora. It is buried in the pit, but the Silent Death has protected it from blasphemy and besides Man Alexander never learned about it.
He had troubles enough without worrying about Copper's motivations, and not the least of these was taking the God-Egg into space. Kennon looked forward to blast-off with distinct misgivings. There was too much about the ancient spacer that was strange and too much that was terrifying.
We're going to try to make the God-Egg fly again. Not only is it sacrilege, but as you've often said, it's dangerous. I have no desire to die." "You have two courses " "I know you've pointed them out often enough," Copper said. "And since you decided to go I'd go with you even though I knew the Egg would blow up." "You're quite a girl," Kennon said admiringly.
Copper blanched. "It is death to meddle with the God-Egg," she said. "Superstition!" Kennon scoffed. "If that Egg is what I think, it was made by men, and you are their descendant." "Perhaps you're right, but I can't help thinking you are wrong," she said soberly. "Look at the trouble that came with Roga's meddling. Be careful that you do not bring us a worse fate." "I'll be very careful.
It took nearly two months, but finally, under the impersonal lenses of cameras and recorders, the entrance port of the God-Egg swung open and revealed the dark interior. Kennon moved carefully, recording every step as he entered the black orifice in the spaceship's side.
The Pit was merely another crater in the pitted ground. He dropped to a lower altitude, barely a hundred feet above the sputter cones. "Look!" he said. Below them was the crater of the Pit and in its center a smooth bluish-black hemisphere protruded from the crater floor. It would have passed unnoticed by the casual eye nearly concealed by two gigantic blocks of pumice. "The God-Egg!"
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