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Is there some other planet in our solar system that would do, doc?" "No. According to the Venusians, the only others that are habitable besides Venus and the earth, are Mars and Jupiter. And it seems that the people on these two are so totally different " "We couldn't get an answer?" "Very unlikely. Besides, I am having the cube refitted for a two-months' cruise.
At once the doctor saw that these were not Venusians; they had facial expressions as sour and cynical as the typical Venusian's had been pleasant and wise. "You will note," commented the professor very quietly, "that these people are far from happy." The class seemed to take it for granted; but the doctor's trained ears instantly caught a false note in the speaker's voice.
In a moment he noticed the looks they gave him their stares. "I must beg your pardon," he said, still smiling. "I am sorry this happened; it will not be easy to explain. "But you will find all Venusians very unsympathetic. Not that we are hard hearted, but because we simply lost the power of sympathy. "We do not know what pity is.
As she did so, she got slowly to her feet; and speaking with the utmost care, watched to be sure that the four understood her: "Ever since the roof was put on, our increase of population has been exactly balanced by our death rate!" The four followed their guides in silence as they led the way into the plaza. Now, the space was alive with Venusians.
"The first city of Venus. True Venus. Built by Venusians with Venusian materials only!" said the leader proudly. "There's the answer to your Solar Guard!" "I don't understand," said Astro. "What are you going to do?" "You'll see." The man chuckled. "You'll see. Move on!" As they trooped out of the tunnel and down into the canyon they passed groups of men working on the many ships.
Instead: "You say, doc, that you know nothing further about Sanus than what you've already told us?" "I was about to mention that. The Venusians say that conditions are reversed from what we found on Capellette. Instead of Sanus being ruled by a small body of autocrats, it is ruled by the working class!"
Both Venusians replaced their sets, and smiled afresh at the explorers' astonishment. "Teeth will soon be a thing of the past with you on the Earth, too," commented Myrin. "Dr. Kinney will surely testify to that. Your use of soft, cooked foods, instead of the coarse, hard articles provided by nature, is bound to have this effect in time.
Not to be outdone by any other lousy planet, the Venusians picked up a young man from Los Angeles and actually took him to Venus. Not once, but three times. He packed in audiences by telling how he had been contacted one night and asked by a "strange man" if he would go on an important mission.
Apparently the Venusians did not like the idea very well. "They must have thought it was like letting a monkey play with a rifle," the doctor afterward put it. But, for lack of a leader with any motive for objecting, and because Estra had no living relatives to claim the library, somehow that incredible collection of intellectual gems got into the possession of the four.
Instead: "You say, doc, that you know nothing further about Sanus than what you've already told us?" "I was about to mention that. The Venusians say that conditions are reversed from what we found on Capellette. Instead of Sanus being ruled by a small body of autocrats, it is ruled by the working class!"
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