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They must apply the force equally to the entire planet. Their problem was one of application of power. The rotation of the planet made it impossible to use a series of driving apparatus, even could these be anchored, but again the sheer immensity of the task made it impossible. Taj Lamor gazed down again at the great ships in the plaza below.
Further observation had revealed that there circled about the sun a series of planets, five, definitely; two more, probably; and possibly two others. Taj Lamor had been with that group, a young man then, scarcely more than forty, but they had found him a leader and they had followed him as he set about his investigation of the ancient books on astronomy.
There were fifty ships coming from each planet; two hundred mighty ships in all made up this Armada of Space, two hundred gargantuan interstellar cruisers. One by one the giant ships passed through the airlock and out into space. Here they quickly reformed as they moved off together, each ship falling into its place in the mighty cone formation, with the flagship of Taj Lamor at the head.
The men were already in them, waiting to start, and now there was an enthusiasm and an activity that had not been before; now the men were anxious to get that long journey completed and to be there, in that other system! Taj Lamor entered his little special car and shot swiftly down to the giant cruisers.
What weapons have you discovered among those ancient documents, Taj Lamor? We have one weapon that you no doubt need; a screen, which will stop the rays of the molecule director apparatus. What have you to offer us?" "We need your help badly," was the reply. "We have been able to keep them from landing on our planets, but it has cost us much.
Each of these cars was to be used by a separate investigator when they reached those other worlds, and there were men aboard who would use them. Taj Lamor made his way to a door in the side of a great metal tube that threaded the length of the huge ship. Opening the door he sat down in another little car that shot swiftly forward as the double door shut softly, with a low hiss of escaping air.
Hundreds of miles apart, yet near enough so that no ship except perhaps a one-man craft could pass them undetected; and behind them were ships with delicate apparatus that could detect any foreign body of any size whatever within a hundred thousand miles of them. The Solar System was prepared to repel boarders from the vast sea of space! Taj Lamor gazed down at the tremendous field below him.
These more inviting and more accessible worlds were numbers two and three of the planetary system. It was decided to split the expedition into two parts; one part was to go to planet two, and the other to three. Taj Lamor was to lead his group of a hundred ships to the nearer planet at once. In a very brief time the great ships slanted down over what seemed to be a mighty globe of water.
Suddenly Taj Lamor saw strange specks off in the far horizon to the south, specks that seemed to grow in size with terrific velocity; these must be ships, the ships of these people, coming to defend their home. The strangely pallid face of Taj Lamor tightened into lines of grim resolution. This was a moment he had foreseen and had dreaded.
On a ship so long, some means of communication faster than walking was essential. This little pneumatic railway was the solution. As Taj Lamor stepped out of the tube, a half-dozen men, who had been talking among themselves, snapped quickly to attention.
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