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Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930
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The
moons
were
some
of
the
thousand
other
asteroids,
weaving
their
lacy
patterns
in
and
out
among
each
other.
But,
stupendous
as
the
sight
was,
it
was
toward
the
terrestrial
scene
that
the
party
turned
their
eyes
as
the
black
ship
settled.
A
sea
of
sapphire
blue
lapped
sands
of
silver
and
broke
into
soft
lines
of
foam.
To
the
water's
edge
extended
a
lawn
of
brightest
green,
and
behind
this
an
arm
of
the
sea
extended
into
what
looked
like
a
tropical
forest.
Most
of
the
trees
were
palmlike,
but
towered
to
immense
heights,
their
foliage
swaying
in
a
gentle
breeze.
There
were
apparently
no
elevations,
and
yet,
so
small
was
the
little
sphere
that
the
ascending
curve
gave
the
illusion
of
distant
heights,
while
the
horizon,
instead
of
seeming
to
rise,
lay
apparently
perfectly
flat,
producing
an
extraordinary
feeling
of
insecurity.
Near
the
water's
edge
a
palatial
mansion,
built
of
hewn
logs
and
of
a
single
story,
stood
in
a
garden
of
brilliant
flowers.
Nearer,
beyond
the
high
landing-stage,
were
the
great
shipbuilding
works,
and
near
them
an
immense
and
slightly
concave
mirror
flashed
back
the
light
of
the
sun.
"The
death
ray!"
whispered
Brent
to
Nat.
Axelson
came
up
to
the
party
as
the
ship
settled
down.
"Welcome
to
Eros,"
he
said
cordially.
"My
father
told
me
that
in
some
Earth
tongue
that
name
meant
'love'."
Never,
perhaps,
was
so
strange
a
feast
held
as
that
with
which
Axelson
entertained
his
guests
that
day.
Dwarfish
Moon
men
passed
viands
and
a
sort
of
palm
wine
in
the
great
banquet-room,
which
singularly
resembled
one
of
those
early
twentieth
century
interiors
shown
in
museums.
Only
the
presence
of
a
dozen
of
the
aged
guards,
armed
with
ray-rods,
lent
a
grimness
to
the
scene.
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