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could break her violent resistance to Rhodan’s request.Rhodan had been affected by Thora’s obstinacy
more than he cared to admit even to himself. He expressed his gratitude to both aliens at the conclusion
of the discussion."Thanks for your confidence in my friend Bell and myself. It won’t be wasted on us," he
told Khrest. Turning to Thora he added, "As time goes on you will come to believe that I harbour no
thoughts that would be detrimental to you or that would hurt your pride."Rhodan felt he needed to add
this last remark for Thora’s benefit, although he was well aware that Thora was none too receptive to
such declarations of good faith. Not yet, at least.



"Go to hell!" exclaimed Reginald Bell with deep conviction. At the same time he tried to hide the fear
he had felt when Tako Kakuta suddenly materialized out of the void close to him.



Tako was all smiles. His round, boyish face glowed pleasure.



"Why to hell?" he asked in his high voice. "I deserve better fate. I am bringing you good news."



"Good news?" echoed Bell. "Where on Earth would it come from?"



"From Tai-tiang," smiled Tako. "He has finally understood that he can’t do any harm to the Third
Power, even with his pioneer divisions. His troops are withdrawing."This was exactly what Bell had
expected would happen after Tai-tiang’s unsuccessful attempt to penetrate the Third Power’s domain.
Tai had dug an underground tunnel to avoid the protecting energy dome around Rhodan’s base. As soon
as he reached a position immediately underneath the center of the base, he intended to place a hydrogen
bomb there and detonate it, blowing up the Third Power’s command center with all its crew. But before
Tai-tiang’s forces could even bring the bomb inside the underground shaft, Rhodan had sealed off the
tunnel with the help of powerful Arkonide instruments. Thus, Tai-tiang’s plans of destruction had been
foiled.But still Bell found it reassuring to hear Tako’s report of Tai-tiang’s withdrawal. "Thanks, Tako,"
he sighed softly with relief."So long, sir," said Tako, and disappeared.



Bell kept staring at the spot where Tako had stood just a moment before. In the past few months he
had come to believe that anything amazing and shocking was to be expected only from the Arkonides.
Therefore, it would take quite a while for him to get used to the idea that Tako Kakuta was not an alien
Arkonide but a member of the human race, even though, being a teleporter, Tako could suddenly appear
out of thin air next to him and vanish just as swiftly as he had come.



Reginald Bell was thinking about the extraordinary gift of teleportation, which seemed altogether,
unbelievable to him despite Tako’s daily demonstrations. To Bell it seemed on the same order of