"It's not reasonable to be so obstinate when the heavens decree otherwise," declared Gowru. "You should cultivate an interest in other things. Girls are a nice hobby." Rains muttered something about girls and Gowru interrupted. "Good. We can start with girls and there's no telling where we'll end. I'm a guide and I can help in such matters. How many do you want?" "I've only a normal--" * * * * * Again Gowru interrupted. "I was afraid of that--only a normal interest in girls. You should moderate your desires. I can't help you with so many." He shook his head sadly. "Let's get back to astronomy." "I expect to," said Rains coldly. "As I was saying, at Palomar we have the giant telescope--" "The big inch," said Gowru fondly. "You're thinking of something else," said Rains. "In addition to the big telescope we have a secret instrument not duplicated nor imagined elsewhere--a psiscope." Thoughtfully he poured the remaining whisky into his glass. "Don't ask me how it works. It's designed for use by people of psi powers, of which I'm one. It's incredibly powerful and accurate. With it we've learned things that other astronomers won't know for several years. The data on the comet is one example." He raised the glass and let the liquid trickle down his throat. "We've also learned things that astronomers with conventional instruments will never find out--that there are teleports in India." Gowru struggled with himself, and decided to hoard the whisky in his glass. He sipped delicately at it. "I could have told you that and I don't have a psiscope. But how did you find out?" "Imagine the comet swinging nearer the sun. Under the terrific radiation, the frozen ball of water melts and the atmosphere expands. In our psiscope, clearly illuminated, is an object no one else can see at that distance. It is a peculiar object, man made, and found only in one place on Earth." He paused. "At present we don't have a rocket capable of going to the moon. And yet this object was transported much farther. Therefore, it had to be teleported there." "Logical," agreed Gowru. "What was this object?" "I can tell you the city from which it came; you'll have to know anyway--Benares. But my colleagues and I have decided we can't tell anyone what it was we saw on the comet." "Benares," mused the Hindu. "I know the city well. I was there last year looking for work." "With your help," said Rains, "we intend to contact this teleport." "Who's we?" "My colleagues and I at Palomar." "And also your government?" "Our government doesn't enter into this. We couldn't convince them if we tried since they don't believe in psi powers. No, this is solely our problem. We're financed in part by the Rhine Institute and we have other funds which were diverted for the purpose." Gowru sighed. No matter which way he tilted it, there wasn't another drop in his glass. "What are you going to do with this teleport after you find him?"