"There won't be. It'll take time, but the records are decipherable. And
Dr. Raymond was certain that the engineering can be figured out. Earth
is going to get her star-ship, all right."
"And we've got work to do."
"You mean the trial? I guess. The Major says that Jupiter Equilateral is
trying to pin the whole thing on Tawney now. They won't get away with
it, but it may be nasty just the same."
"Well, one thing's sure ... there'll be some changes made, with the U.N.
moving out into the Belt," Greg said.
Somewhere in the distance the twins heard the rumble of engines. They
stopped and watched as a great silvery cargo ship lifted from the space
port and headed up into the dark blue sky. They watched it until it
disappeared from sight.
They were both thinking the same thing.
An Earth-bound ship, powerful and beautiful, but limited now to the sun
and nine planets, unable to reach farther out.
But someday soon a different kind of ship would rise.
THE END
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