* * * * * "That," Camhorn said thoughtfully, "may have changed a number of things." "It may, indeed." "Do we have anything on hand that would block their specific psi abilities?" "Oh, surely. If an AR field can stop them, there's nothing to worry about in that respect. Our human telepaths wouldn't be seriously hampered by that degree of interference." "Very good," Camhorn said. "Do you have any theory about the partial sensory interpretation of the two areas which both Dowland and Miss Trelawney reported? The matter of being able to hear the river on the other planet from time to time." White nodded. "There are several possible explanations for that. For one thing...." "Better save it for lunch, Lolly," Camhorn interrupted, glancing at his watch. "I see I have two minutes left to make the meeting. Anything else you feel should be brought up at the moment?" "Just one thing," White said. "If the Trelawneys' machine is capable of locating a Terra-type planet anywhere in the universe...." Camhorn nodded. "It is." "Then," White said, "we've solved our exploding population problem, haven't we?" "For the time being, we have," Camhorn agreed. "As a matter of fact, Lolly, that's precisely what the meeting I'm headed for is about." "Then the Terran Freeholders can stop worrying about the political pressures that have threatened to turn Terra into another hygienically overcrowded slum-world." "True enough," Camhorn said. "In another few years, if things go right, every man, woman and child can become a Freeholder--somewhere." "So the Trelawneys got what they wanted, after all...." "They did, in a way. If the brothers knew the whole score, I think they'd be satisfied. The situation has been explained to their niece. She is." THE END