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Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930
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Countless
of
the
men
of
Cleric
deliberately
cast
themselves
against
those
tentacles,
throwing
their
lives
away
to
give
Jaska
more
leeway
in
her
race
for
life.
"Will
she
make
it,
father?"
queried
Sarka
in
a
whisper.
"If
the
courage
and
loyalty
of
her
people
stand
for
anything,
she
will
make
it,"
he
replied.
On
she
came
at
top
speed,
and
now
through
the
micro-telescopes
the
Sarkas
could
see
the
agony
of
effort
on
her
face,
even
through
the
smooth
mask
used
by
the
people
of
Earth
for
flight
in
space
where
there
was
no
atmosphere.
Courage
was
there,
and
the
will
of
never-say-die;
and
Jaska,
moreover,
was
coming
back
to
the
man
she
loved.
In
a
nebulous
sort
of
way
Sarka
realized
this,
for
though
these
two
had
not
mated
there
was
a
resonant
inner
sympathy
between
them
which
had
rounded
into
an
emotion
of
overpowering
force
since
Jaska
had
proved
to
Sarka
that
she
was
to
be
trusted--that
he
had
been
something
less
than
a
faithful
lover
when
he
had
mistrusted
her,
ever
so
little.
Closer
now
and
closer,
and
at
last
the
aircar
of
the
crimson
splashes
was
drawing
away,
losing
in
the
race
for
life.
It
was
falling
back,
as
though
minded
to
turn
about
and
race
back
for
the
Moon,
now
a
ball
in
the
sky,
far
away,
the
outlines
of
its
craters
growing
dim
and
misty
with
distance.
Now
the
men
of
Cleric,
those
who
remained,
were
breaking
contact
with
the
aircar,
and
forming
a
valiant
rear-guard
for
the
retreat
of
Jaska.
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