Machine ever smelled like that!' Then another thought struck him. 'My God - suppose they start on us! Ruby get us back to shore as quickly as you can!' Resolution surged forward with reckless disregard for the life of her power cells. Behind them the nine spokes of the great starfish - they could think of no better name for it - were clipped steadily shorter and presently the weird tableau sank back into the depths of the Sea. There was no pursuit but they did not breathe com- fortably again until... read more
