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Galaxy, issue 5, December 1938
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for the present. And I assure you that you will regret it very deeply if you refuse. You have a friend have you not?' His voice trailed away significantly. All kinds of horrible tortures ran through Sanders mind with his friend and himself in the place of honor. The chief had offered him freedom if he could fix the machine. Well he could'nt be sure of that but he'd fix the machine so that whether he were released or not he would put the pirates in such a position so that they would never rob again. He nodded his acceptance of the chief pirates wishes. "What do you want me to do?" "Our engineer was fatally hurt by an explosion in the combustion compartment and knowing that the Patrol teaches its men the working of all kinds on rocket machinery the sight of you led me to request you to help. If you will start right away you will be back in your own ship within a few hours." He turned to the man beside him, "Tell Grayson to bring the tools at once." While waiting for the tools Dick, placing his face in his hands, thought. By fixing the magnetic condenser in the right way he could make it hold for just a little while and then then current it had generated would blow it up. In other words it would last only till the pirates had gotten clear of the planet. If they didn't keep their word and put the patrolmen off the ship, then death by a flareback could be no worse than any other death. The man with the tools came into the room. He dumped them by the torn and crumpled hood of the combustion chamber. Sanders called for certain extra instruments and when they were produced he set to work. In a surprisingly short time he had it all finished. He was taken to a lavatory where he was allowed to claense himself of the greass he had accumulated and then he was led back to the room in which he had first found himself when he had regained consciousness. As he went in he noticed that Matthews was sitting gloomily on the edge of the bunk and by his side was the pirate captain. He was talikng as Dick came into the room. "I was, naturally, very sorry to have had to use the paralyser on you and your friend
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for the present. And I assure you that you will regret it very deeply if you refuse. You have a friend have you not?' His voice trailed away significantly. All kinds of horrible tortures ran through Sanders mind with his friend and himself in the place of honor. The chief had offered him freedom if he could fix the machine. Well he could'nt be sure of that but he'd fix the machine so that whether he were released or not he would put the pirates in such a position so that they would never rob again. He nodded his acceptance of the chief pirates wishes. "What do you want me to do?" "Our engineer was fatally hurt by an explosion in the combustion compartment and knowing that the Patrol teaches its men the working of all kinds on rocket machinery the sight of you led me to request you to help. If you will start right away you will be back in your own ship within a few hours." He turned to the man beside him, "Tell Grayson to bring the tools at once." While waiting for the tools Dick, placing his face in his hands, thought. By fixing the magnetic condenser in the right way he could make it hold for just a little while and then then current it had generated would blow it up. In other words it would last only till the pirates had gotten clear of the planet. If they didn't keep their word and put the patrolmen off the ship, then death by a flareback could be no worse than any other death. The man with the tools came into the room. He dumped them by the torn and crumpled hood of the combustion chamber. Sanders called for certain extra instruments and when they were produced he set to work. In a surprisingly short time he had it all finished. He was taken to a lavatory where he was allowed to claense himself of the greass he had accumulated and then he was led back to the room in which he had first found himself when he had regained consciousness. As he went in he noticed that Matthews was sitting gloomily on the edge of the bunk and by his side was the pirate captain. He was talikng as Dick came into the room. "I was, naturally, very sorry to have had to use the paralyser on you and your friend
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