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mankind!

"Famal Gosner!" Khrest whispered. It was an Arkonide expression meaning "Farewell!"

Soon theSolar System vanished in space. Khrest slowly walked to his little house at the shore of the
lake. He was in no hurry. An old man waiting for his death.

Khrest had no inkling that his solitude was destined to be disturbed with sinister intent.




2/ THE THREE FUGITIVES



Golath was seriously worried. The air purification system was on the verge of breaking down. Although
there were some oxygen tanks aboard theKaszill , not Golath, Liszog nor Zerft had been able to
discover them.

TheKaszill was already no more than a wreck when they were locked up in the ship and chased out into
space. It was utterly incomprehensible to Golath why this creaking container—for which the designation
‘spaceship’ was a fatal misnomer—was not already ruptured by the first blast. Zerft was kept busy
plugging constant new leaks. His work had become such a skilful routine that Golath still nourished a
spark of hope for their survival.

The only machine which still functioned faultlessly aboard theKaszill was the automatic trunk-cleaner.
Thus the three Unithers were still able to clean their trunk regularly of the residue of food deposits. After
such a rejuvenating treatment even the foul air seemed a little more bearable to Golath.

Liszog, who had been sitting in front of the rangefinder in deep thought, reached over to Golath with his
trunk and gave him a little shove. "It’s time for you to take your turn," he said.

Golath, who fancied himself as the captain of the ship, complied with Liszog’s request with considerable
displeasure. Especially since he was convinced that they could sit before the rangefinder for the next 100
years without detecting anything significant. Not that the three Unithers could expect to live that long. The
life expectancy of theKaszill was zero even in the most optimistic estimation.

The three Unithers were the same height as Terrans but their bodies were much more massive and
bulky. In addition to arms and legs—they possessed a trunk as long as an arm which served as a tool as
well as for the intake of food. Their heads were semi-spherical and had two large eyes which sat directly
on their shoulders and were barely movable. A smooth tough hide of light-brown hue covered their
bodies.

After Golath took Liszog’s place, the latter reclined on the trunk-cleaner. Zerft, who had remained in a
state of relaxation since repairing the latest leak, rose awkwardly. He stepped behind Golath and looked
over his shoulder at the instruments.

"Do you think you can see more than I?" Golath asked, irritated.