partially-soaked

Updated: June 26, 2025

Both men stared at the heptagon, frankly puzzled; for the screens of the strange vessel did not radiate, nor did the material of the walls yield under the terrible force of the beam. The destructive ray simply struck that dull green surface and vanished disappeared without a trace, as a tiny stream of water disappears into a partially-soaked sponge.

E. E. (Edward Elmer) Smith - Spacehounds of IPC