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Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930
·
Various
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"Phaestra
awaits
the
visitors
from
above,"
intoned
one
of
the
attendants.
Both
bowed
stiffly
from
the
waist
when
Orrin
led
the
two
young
scientists
through
the
great
doors
which
had
opened
silently
and
majestically
at
their
approach.
If
the
outer
room
was
astonishing
in
its
sumptuousness
of
decoration
and
furnishing,
the
one
they
now
entered
was
positively
breath-taking.
On
every
side
there
were
the
exquisite
green
and
silver
hangings.
Tables,
divans,
and
rugs
of
priceless
design
and
workmanship.
But
the
beauty
of
the
surroundings
faded
into
insignificance
when
they
saw
the
empress.
A
canopied
dais
in
the
center
of
the
room
drew
their
attention
and
they
saw
that
Phaestra
had
risen
from
her
seat
in
a
deeply
cushioned
divan
and
now
stood
at
its
side
in
an
attitude
of
welcome.
Nearly
as
tall
as
Frank,
she
was
a
figure
of
commanding
and
imperious
beauty.
The
whiteness
of
her
body
was
accentuated
by
the
silver
embroidered
and
tightly
fitted
black
vestments
that
covered
yet
did
not
conceal
its
charms.
A
halo
of
glorious
golden
hair
surmounted
a
head
that
was
poised
expectantly
alert
above
the
perfectly
rounded
shoulders.
The
exquisite
oval
of
her
face
was
chiseled
in
features
of
transcendent
loveliness.
She
spoke,
and,
at
sound
of
her
musical
voice,
Frank
and
Tommy
were
enslaved.
"Gentlemen
of
the
upper
world,"
she
said
gently,
"you
are
welcome
to
Theros.
Your
innermost
thoughts
have
been
recorded
by
our
scientists
and
found
good.
With
a
definite
purpose
in
mind,
you
learned
of
the
existence
of
the
silver
dome
of
Theros,
yet
you
came
without
greed
or
malice
and
we
have
taken
you
in
to
enlighten
you
on
the
many
questions
that
are
in
your
minds
and
to
return
you
to
mankind
with
a
knowledge
of
Theros--which
you
must
keep
secret.
You
are
about
to
delve
into
a
mystery
of
the
ages;
to
see
and
learn
many
things
that
are
beyond
the
ken
of
your
kind.
It
is
a
privilege
never
before
accorded
to
beings
from
above."
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