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The main propulsive rocket motor was diametrically opposite the lens, so that the sphere could be steered simply by keeping the picture of its objective centered on the crossed hairlines of the viewplates. The outer shell moved magnetically as desired with respect to the core, which was gyroscopically stabilized.
"Genoa, if you'll pardon the use of this name to signify the planet upon which we reside, will never advance until trade has been freed from these bandits who call themselves lords and barons." Eyebrows reached for hairlines. Olderman's eyes darted about the room, went to the doors. "Please," he said, "the servants." "My servants are safe," Mayer said. One of his guests was smiling without humor.
There I held the spot on the crossed hairlines and ordered Number Two Operator to my control board, where I pointed out to her the exact spot where I desired a breach in the wall. Returning to her own board, she withdrew her ball from the "string," and focussing on this spot in the wall, eased her projectile into contact with it and detonated.
So, as I have said, I pointed my projectile straight up and let it shoot to the height of two miles. I centered the picture of the city on the crossed hairlines in the middle of my viewpoint, and watched its image grow.
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