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is causing the trouble on Selm-II—there is a very good chance that he will be
able to take it on. And win."
Carver clumped over and dropped into a deep chair, the crutch falling by his
side. "I believe you," he said. "Not that it makes any difference. As you
said, what happens from now on is your responsibility. You're correct, I'm out
of it. All I can do now is wish you good luck. Klart will see that you have
everything that you might need."

"Here is a list of recommendations," Klart said, tearing a sheet from the
printer and handing it over. Lea took it before Brion could.

"I'll be loafing about in the lifeship while you are on the surface, so taking
care of the outfitting is my responsibility. You go do some pushups or take
some anabolic steroids or whatever it is you do before a fight and I'll sort
this out."

"What I do is I relax," Brion said. "Prepare myself mentally for what is to
come."

"Well you just go and do that. I'll let you see the final list for approval
before I order the equipment."

"No, you don't have to do that. I leave that up to you and the experts. Just
see that the outfitting is as

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complete as possible. I'll need some special equipment, but I'll arrange for
that myself. All that I want right now is a detailed copy of the planetary
survey. And a quiet spot to look at it."

"You have private quarters," Klart told him. "You'll find all the information
you want waiting for you in the terminal there."

"Good. How soon can the equipment we need be readied?"

"Two, three hours in the most."

"We'll take ten. I want to sleep first."He looked at the distant planet again.
"As soon as we have rested and are equipped I want to board our lifeship and
put it into a low orbit, then take a closer look at the planet's surface. I'm
very interested in just exactly what kind of animals those were that Hartig
saw."

Brion had been deeply asleep when Lea opened the door, but he awoke instantly.
She hesitated, blinking into the darkness, and he called out to her. "Come in.
I'll turn on the light."