Subject: blip

From: "Bert Whitney" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2006 19:13:08 -0700

The black goblet was set before Ghron and the red onesbefore Nur An and me. It almost seemed that were I to cast myself upon itI should be carried far aloft.
Before I explain itfurther I shall demonstrate one phase of its possibilities.
Wewould float over the palace of enchantment and take our chances in theopen country beyond.
We are in the palace of a maniac, Nur An, I said.
I shall always like to think so, he said.
Wewould float over the palace of enchantment and take our chances in theopen country beyond.
For the first time since we had left our room in the tower one of ourescort broke the silence. Wewould float over the palace of enchantment and take our chances in theopen country beyond. Freed, the great bag leaped aloft, snapping us in itswake. At first he did not speak; he just lay therelooking at me with a rueful smile upon his lips.
It is from this web, spun by those hideous spiders, that we weave ourfabric. It is quite hopeless, I said as I drew my head back into the room. What reason can I give him for this further delay? As you are aware every substance in the universehas its own fixed vibratory rate.
Had we a dagger and a needle, I said in a low whisper. This mechanism can be so attuned asto be attracted by the vibratory rate of any substance. I havedestroyed a great fleet without risking the life of a single man of myown following. He laid thetorpedo upon a bench and opened another cabinet. Upon divanslay two of the beautiful girls who had welcomed us to Ghasta. It keptgrowing in width until I finally realized that the entire partitionwall was rising.
It is quite hopeless, I said as I drew my head back into the room. Icannot describe it; it tortures my memory even to think of it.
Resting a few moments, I arose to my feet. Instantly aportion of the torpedo, about an inch wide and three or four incheslong, disappeared. Toward the end of the meal a troupe of dancers entered the apartment.
He sat in silent thought for a long moment. Apparent physical old age is so rare upon Barsoom as always to attractimmediate attention.
We thanked him for his kindness andconsideration, of which we were glad to avail ourselves. Here, and he took Nur Ans hand and guided ittoward the spot where the device had been. But they will see the torpedoes coming, suggested Nur An, and theywill devise some defense. I much preferred the tower for I havealways possessed an inherent horror of the pits. I havedestroyed a great fleet without risking the life of a single man of myown following.