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"It can be done, sir, with complete safety. And you will live
even Even that
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même

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حتى في
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confortablement
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"How long?"

"The
mean Meaning
अर्थ
moyenne
平均
意思
평균
يقصد
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will be about five thousand Oman years—you don't know that an Oman year is equal to one point two nine three plus Terran years?"

"I didn't, no. Thanks."

"The maximum, a little less than six thousand. The minimum, a little over four thousand. I'm very sorry we had no data upon which to
base Base
आधार
base
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베이스
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"Close enough." He
stared See
देखें
regardé
凝視した
盯着
쳐다 본다
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could Can
सकता है
pourrait
たぶん......だろう
可以

할 수 있었다
استطاع
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धर्मांतरित
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my wife?"

"Of course, sir."

"Well, we might be able to
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खड़ा होना
supporter

站立
서다
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barring except
को छोड़कर
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"No, sir. No accidents. Nothing will be able to kill you,
except Apart from
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then, sir, there will be the pattern."

"I'll ... be ... damned...." Hilton
gulped Revealed
खुल गया
affligé
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البوليات
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twice. "Okay, go ahead."

"Your skins will be like ours, energy-absorbers. Your 'blood' will
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反而
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或いは

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할 수 있었다
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"Approximately so, sir. And after
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Hilton
gulped Revealed
खुल गया
affligé
g g

꿀꺽 꿀꺽 마셨다
البوليات
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twice
before before this
इससे पहले
avant



전에
قبل
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he
could Can
सकता है
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たぶん......だろう
可以

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"Nothing important, sir. Everything else is minor, and
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"I
doubt doubt
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doute
疑問に思う
怀疑
의심
شك
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it. How long will the job take, and how much notice will you need?"

"Two days, sir. No notice. Everything is ready."

Hilton,
face face
चेहरा
visage


얼굴
وجه
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thought Thinking
सोच
pensée
考え
想法
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فكر
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for minutes. "The more I think of it the less I like it. But it
seems Seem to be
प्रतीत
semble
seems
似乎
... 것 같다
يبدو
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to be a
forced Compelled
मजबूर
forcé
for
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put ... and Temple will
blow Blow
फुंक मारा
coup
吹く

불다
نفخ
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sky high ... and have I got the
guts Daring
हिम्मत
entrailles
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胆量
끈기
أحشاء
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to go it alone,
even Even that
यहाँ तक की
même

甚至
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حتى في
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if she'd let me...." He
shrugged Gave
सरका दिया
haussé d'épaules
肩をすくめた
耸了耸肩
으쓱하다
تجاهلت
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himself out of the black mood. "I'll look her up and let you know, Larry."

HE looked her up and told her everything. Told her bluntly; starkly;
drawing Painting
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dessin
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画画
그림
رسم
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jet Jet
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jet
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black, with very little white.

"There it is, sweetheart. The works," he concluded. "We are not going to have ten years; we may not have ten months. So—if such a brain as that can be had, do we or do we not have to have it? I'm
putting Branch
डाल
en mettant
put
put
퍼팅
وضع
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it
squarely square shape
वर्गाकार
carrément
squely
正好
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بشكل مباشر
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up to you."

Temple's face, which had been
getting getting
मिल रहा
obtenir
取得
得到
구하는
الحصول على
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पीला
pâleur
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pal
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شاحب
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and paler, was now as nearly
colorless Colorless
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incolore
無色
无色
무색의
عديم اللون
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as it
could Can
सकता है
pourrait
たぶん......だろう
可以

할 수 있었다
استطاع
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become; the
sickly Sick
बीमार
maladif
sickly

병난
مريض
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yellow of her skin's light
tan Tan
टैन
bronzer
焼け
晒黑
탠 껍질
تان
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by any
flush Redness
लालिमा
affleurer
流す
fl
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of red blood.

Her whole
body Body
तन
corps

身体
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هيئة
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was
tense Era
काल
tendu
時制
紧张
시제
توتر
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and strained.

"There's a
horrible Terrifying
भयंकर
horrible
最悪
可怕
끔찍한 일
فظيع
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snapper Snapper
स्नैपर
attacher
スナッパー
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on that question.... Can't I do it? Or
anybody Any
कोई
n'importe qui
誰も
有人
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اي شخص
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else
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के अलावा
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"No. Anyway,
whose Whose
किसका
dont
だれの
谁的
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job is it, sweetheart?"

"I know, but ... but I know just how close Tuly came to killing you. And that wasn't anything
compared Compare
तुलना
par rapport
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डरा हुआ
peur
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it'll kill you, darling. And I just
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站立
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it!"

She
threw Throw
फेक दिया
jeta
thrう

던지다
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her in the ages-old fashion of man with maid.

"Steady, hon," he said, as soon as he
could Can
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たぶん......だろう
可以

할 수 있었다
استطاع
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lift Raise
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her tear-streaked
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चेहरा
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from his shoulder. "I'll live through it. I
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想法
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فكر
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वापस
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戻る
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الى الخلف
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She
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खींचा
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拉了
끌어 당겼다
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away from him,
flung Drawer
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戻る
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الى الخلف
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拖把
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and glared. "So that's what you thought! What do I
care Care
देखभाल
se soucier
ケア
关心
케어
رعاية
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how long I live, or how, or where, as long as it's with you? But what makes you think we can possibly live through such a
horrible Terrifying
भयंकर
horrible
最悪
可怕
끔찍한 일
فظيع
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परिवर्तन
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as that?"

"Larry wouldn't do it if there was any question whatever. He didn't say it would be painless. But he did say I'd live."

"Well, he knows, I
guess an estimate
अनुमान
deviner
推測してみて
猜测
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... I hope." Temple's natural
fine Fine
ठीक
amende
大丈夫
美好的
좋아
بخير
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began started
शुरू हुआ
a commencé
始めた
开始
시작했다
بدأت
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to come back. "But it's
understood Understood
समझा
entendu
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理解
이해했다
فهم
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that just the second you come out of the vat, I go right in."

"I hadn't ought to let you, of course. But I don't think I
could Can
सकता है
pourrait
たぶん......だろう
可以

할 수 있었다
استطاع
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take it alone."

That
statement Statement
बयान
déclaration
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陈述
성명
بيان
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आवश्यक
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필수의
مطلوب
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a special type of conference, which
consumed Received
ग्रहण किया हुआ
consommé
消費される
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소비
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some little time. Eventually, however, Temple answered it in words.

"Of
course Period
अवधि
cours
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the job on all the other teams. Okay?"

"So you don't want to let the
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"Huh? You
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moyenne
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"I do want it, Jarvis. We all do." This was, of all people, Teddy! "No one in all history has had more than about fifty years of
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真的
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هل حقا
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"Because we'll use our brains!" she snapped. "They didn't. The Omans will
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les deux
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simplement
単に
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became became
बन गए
devenu
なりました
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"I've said my piece," Teddy said. "You tell 'em, Bill."

"Let me say something first," Kincaid said. "Temple, I'm
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honteux
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"I can add one
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अंश
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少量
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"I'll say we're drooling," Sandra said. "I
could Can
सकता है
pourrait
たぶん......だろう
可以

할 수 있었다
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"Let's see you," Hilton said. "That we'd all
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I just will. Bev?"

"I'm for it—and how! And won't Bernadine be amazed," Beverly laughed gleefully, "at her wise-crack about the 'race to end all
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more than a single planet.

This
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समझ
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半分
一半

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ever sometimes
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सकता है
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たぶん......だろう
可以

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まさに
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what it was and
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まさに
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what it did and how it did it ... but he'd
better Better
बेहतर
meilleur
より良い
更好的
더 나은
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chip-chop the wool-gathering and
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पाला
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l

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experts
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hillbilly Village
गांव का
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schoolma'am.

At that point in Hilton's
cogitations Progates
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cogitations
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剧情
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and enthusiastic. They had
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再建しました
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a thousand Oman ships. By
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का मेल
combinaison
組み合わせて
结合
결합
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everything Everything
हर चीज़
tout
すべての
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كل شىء
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the First Team had been able to
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up the power by a good fifteen
per To
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...에 대한
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cent. Seven hundred of those ships, and all his men, were now
arrayed Array
सरणी
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排列
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manned Populated
आबाद
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有人
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by Omans, were around Fuel Bin.

"Why?" Hilton asked. "It's Fuel Bin they've been attacking."

"Uh-uh. Minor objective," the captain demurred, positively. "The
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headquarters the headquarters
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and the brains. Then Fuel Bin will be
duck Duck
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canard
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soup. But the thing that pleased me most is the control. Man, you
never Never
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amiral
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in history
ever sometimes
कभी
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これまで
曾经
항상
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had such
control Control
नियंत्रण
contrôler
コントロール
控制
제어
مراقبة
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of ten ships as I have of seven hundred. Those Omans spread orders so fast that I don't
even Even that
यहाँ तक की
même

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考え
思维
생각
التفكير
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cagy. I just
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सोच
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काउंटर
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'em' and—In! Across! Out! Socko! Pffft! Just like that and just that fast. None of 'em had time to light a beam. Nobody
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कभी
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यहाँ तक की
même

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of such control!"

"That's great, and I like it ... and you're only a captain. How many ships can Five-Jet Admiral Gordon put into space?"

"That
depends depends on
निर्भर करता है
dépend
依存
要看
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on what you call ships. Superdreadnoughts, Perseus class, six. First-line battleships, twenty-nine. Second-line, smaller and some
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漂亮
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old, seventy-three. Counting
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tout
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armed Armed
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that will
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prise
所有
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air, something over two hundred."

"I
thought Thinking
सोच
pensée
考え
想法
생각
فكر
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it was something like that. How would you like to be Five-Jet Admiral Sawtelle of the Ardrian Navy?"

"I wouldn't. I'm Terran Navy. But you
knew already knew
जानता था
a connu
知り合わせる
kn
알았다
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that and you know me. So—what's on your mind?"

HILTON told him. I ought to put this on a tape, he
thought Thinking
सोच
pensée
考え
想法
생각
فكر
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to himself, and
broadcast Broadcasting
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diffuser
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it every hour on the hour.

"They took the old Masters like
dynamiting Dynamic
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dynamitage
動力止め
惩罚
다이나믹
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damned Damned
शापित
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dam dam
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afraid Frightened
डरा हुआ
peur
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害怕
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they're going to
lick to lick
चाटना
lécher
舐める

핥다
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us unless we take a
lot very
बहुत
parcelle
多く
很多
많은
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of big, fast steps. But the
hell hell
नरक
l'enfer
地獄
地狱
지옥
الجحيم
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of it is that I can't tell you anything—not one single thing—about any part of it. There's
simply In college
केवल
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単に
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no way at all of
getting getting
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kind type
प्रकार
type
親切
种类
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طيب القلب
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of a thing I am."

"Is that bad?" Sawtelle was used to making
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जरूरी
important
重要
重要的
중요한
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फैसले
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fast. "Let's
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at it."

"Huh? Skipper, do you
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एहसास
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気づく
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just what that means? If you think they'll let you resign,
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भूल जाओ
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忘记
잊다
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it. They'll
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क्रूस पर
crucifier
十字架に
钉死
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you—brand you as a
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गद्दार
traitre
裏切者
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and God only
knows Knows
जानता है
sait
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知道
알고있다
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what else."

"Right. How about you and your people?"

"Well, as civilians, it won't be as bad...."

"The
hell hell
नरक
l'enfer
地獄
地狱
지옥
الجحيم
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it won't. Every man and woman that
stays Releasing
रिहाइश
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black
가장 큰 것
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old Terra
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कभी
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disgraced Infamous
बदनाम
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恥ずかしい
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herself by spawning."

"You've got a point there, at that. We'll all have to
bring Bring in
लाना
apporter
持っていく
带来
가져오다
احضر
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our relatives—the ones we think much of, at least—out here with us."

"Definitely. Now see what you can do about
getting getting
मिल रहा
obtenir
取得
得到
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الحصول على
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me
run David
Daud
Cours
走る

운영
يركض
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through your mill."

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exerting Pressure
दबाव
exerçant
ex
施加
기분이 좋다
ممارسة
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his authority, Hilton got Sawtelle put through the "Preservatory" in the second
batch Jatha
जत्था
grouper
バッチ

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जोड़ने
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連携
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minds with the captain, he
flashed Flash
फ्लैश
flashé
点滅した
闪烁
깜박임
تومض
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their joint attention to the Hall of Records. Into the right room; into the right chest; along miles and miles of
braided Bra
लट
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गहराई से
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prof
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عمري
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軍隊
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Masters.

Then:

"Now you know a little of it," Hilton said. "Maybe a thousandth of what we'll have to have
before before this
इससे पहले
avant



전에
قبل
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we can take the Stretts as they will have to be taken."

For
seconds Second
सेकंड
secondes
秒数

초월
ثواني
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Sawtelle
could Can
सकता है
pourrait
たぶん......だろう
可以

할 수 있었다
استطاع
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not speak. Then: "My ... God. I see what you mean. You're right. No Omans can
ever sometimes
कभी
déjà
これまで
曾经
항상
أبدا
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go to Terra; and no Terrans can
ever sometimes
कभी
déjà
これまで
曾经
항상
أبدا
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come here
except Apart from
के अलावा
sauf
それ外
除了
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إلا
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stay Live
रहना
rester
止まる
停留
머무르다
البقاء
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forever."

The two then
went Loading...
out into space, to the flagship—which had been
christened Name
नाम
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the Orion—and called in the six commanders.

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बेहोश
insensé
sens sens
毫无意义
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मूर्खता
idiotie
白痴
白痴
백치
isiocy.
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we've been getting, Jarve?" Elliott demanded.

Hilton
eyed Eyes
आंखों
aux yeux
目に
眼睛
외눈 박스의
العينين
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all six with
pretended Drama
नाटक
prétendu
ふりをする
假装
척하다
تظاهرت
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disfavor. "You six
guys People
लोग
les gars
彼ら
伙计们
얘들 아
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are the hardest-headed
bunch Flock
झुंड
groupe


다발
حزمة
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of
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sceptiques
懐疑論者
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회의론자들
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that
ever sometimes
कभी
déjà
これまで
曾经
항상
أبدا
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went Loading...
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skipper Captain
कप्तान
skipper
スキッパー
船长
선장
قائد
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and I will
show Display
प्रदर्शन
spectacle
見せる
展示
보여 주다
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you a thing first. Take her away, Skip."

The Orion
shot Shot
शॉट
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ショット
射击
발사
لقطة
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away under
interplanetary Between planets
ग्रहों के बीच का
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drive and for
several Many
कई
nombreuses
いくつかの
一些
여러 개의
العديد من
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hours Hilton and Sawtelle
worked Loading...
at re-wiring and
practically Actually
वास्तव में
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特に
几乎
거의
عمليا
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पुनर्निर्माण
reconstitution
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重建
재구성
إعادة بناء
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two
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उपकरण
dispositifs
デバイス
设备
장치
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that no one, Oman or human, had touched since the Perseus had
landed Landed
उतर ली
a atterri
上陸した
登陆
착륙
عقاري
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on Ardry.

"What are you ... I don't
understand Understand
समझना
comprendre
理解する
理解
이해하다
تفهم
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what you are doing, sir," Larry said. For the
first First
प्रथम
premier
初め
第一的
첫 번째
أول
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time since Hilton had
known Known
ज्ञात
connu
既知の
众所周知
모두 다 아는
معروف
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him, the Oman's mind was
confused unclear
अस्पष्ट
confus
混乱している
使困惑
혼란스러운
مشوش
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and unsure.

"I know you don't. This is a
bit Part
अंश
bit
少し
少量
조금
قليل
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of top-secret Masters' stuff. Maybe, some day, we'll be able to re-work your brain to take it. But it won't be for some time."