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Allowing for a three-second interval for the broadcast to reach the moon, and just about two more for it to be relayed to Earth, his final word, "Stars!" had been uttered at the precise instant to allow a four-minute commercial by Intercity Credit, in the United States, by Citroen in Europe, by Fabricanos Unidos in South and Central America, and Near East Oil along the Mediterranean.
Give me a three-second call!" snapped from the pilot room of the Sliver. "Ready to cut!" the pilot of the Chicago replied. "Seconds! Three! Two! One! At the last word the power of both vessels was instantly cut off and everything in them became weightless. In the tiny airlock of the slender craft crouched a space-line man with coiled cable in readiness, but he was not needed.
"Get that Venusian on the power deck to give me a three-second shot on the starboard rocket, if he can find the right handles!" "I heard that, Manning!" roared Astro's voice on the intercom. "Another crack like that and I'll make you get out and push this baby around!" "You execute that order and do it blasted quick!" Major Connel's voice exploded over the intercom.
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