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Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930
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Various
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"Father,"
said
Sarka,
"when
the
inner
door
is
closed
upon
us,
you
have
but
to
press
the
button
to
the
right
of
the
door.
Press
it
when
the
light
beside
it
glows
red,
which
will
indicate
that
we
have
willed
ourselves
to
go
to
a
certain
destination!"
The
inner
door
closed
upon
Sarka
and
Jaska,
and,
hand
in
hand,
side
by
side,
their
bodies
glowing
with
knowledge
of
warm,
sympathetic
contact,
they
waited
for
a
miracle
which
had
never
before
been
attempted.
"Are
you
afraid,
beloved?"
queried
Sarka.
"When
I
am
with
you,"
she
said
softly,
"I
have
no
fear."
"Then
face
the
outer
door,
and
will
to
go
wherever
I
will
to
take
you!"
Side
by
side,
hand-in-hand
still,
they
faced
the
outer
door,
and
Sarka
willed:
"Let
us
appear
together
in
a
deserted
spot,
within
sight
but
unseen,
of
the
Moon
crater
from
which
those
aircars
were
sent
against
us!"
A
sudden
blur,
a
cessation
of
all
knowledge,
and
then....
Sarka
and
Jaska
stood
side
by
side
in
a
desolate
expanse
surrounded
by
bleak
and
appalling
mountains
of
grotesque
shape,
in
a
light
that
was
weirdly,
awesomely
blue.
Their
feet
were
invisible,
deeply
rooted
in
some
soft,
fine
material
which
looked
like
snow.
After
a
swift
glance
around
to
see
if
anything
lived
or
moved
in
this
awful
desolation,
Sarka
stooped
and
dipped
up
some
of
the
fine
stuff
with
his
fingers,
touched
it
to
his
lips.
The
material
seemed
to
be
fine
blue
ashes
and
on
his
tongue
it
had
a
soapy
savor.
He
peered
at
Jaska,
whose
eyes
were
glowing
with
excitement,
whose
lips
were
parted
with
anticipation,
and
instantly
he
opened
a
mental
conversation
with
her.
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