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o the table and scooped up the birth certificates. "I hope one of these fits." "Walt!" Julia cried. "If it doesn't!" "... they were my friends," he said. "I was raised with them. Maybe they'll believe me anyway. Bob and Jim and Dave and Reg and Willy...." Walt shrugged. He crossed to the doorway. He left the laboratory. Just outside he waited. One of the five saucer ships approached. He could see Julia's face at the window. It was drawn and pathetic. He wanted to go back and comfort her and tell her everything was going to be all right. How sweet she was! Now that she was no longer infinitely wise and superior, now that she was dependent and helpless: how sweet she was! He wanted to protect her. His heart swelled with sadness and with joy. The saucer ship hovered. He motioned it closer. It drew in toward him like a nervous colt. He waited. He motioned it closer. At last, just in front of him, it jolted down. Willy got out. Walt watched as the horror of openness flickered across his face. _You'll get used to it_, Walt thought. _You'll like it, when you get used to it._ Willy clutched the side of the ship for support. _I'm, I'm all right, inside the ship.... You come inside._ He clambered back out of sight. Caution counseled refusal. But Walt approached the entrance. His increased knowledge made him confident. He had learned much--just in the last day. He was more than a match for a single mutant from the space station. If he had known as much last Monday as he knew now, Julia would never have escaped. He entered. Willy pulled the door closed. He was breathing heavily. _Take off your shoes!_ Walt commanded. Walt knew Willy was going to try to start the ship, try to move it away so that Walt's shield would no longer cover the laboratory. Once that happened, the mutants on the outside could blast the laboratory in a second. _What?_ Slowly, Willy was moving the starting lever by teleportation. Walt located the focus rod. _Take your shoes off!_ * * * * * Suspiciously Willy glanced back mentally at the other saucer ships a short distance behind. Willy hesitated. Then he sat down and removed his shoes. He watched Walt closely. The starting lever continued to inch into position. Walt knew Willy wouldn't risk a sudden motion. But Walt was wrong. As he bent down, the lever snapped in place. The saucer shuddered. And Walt, using the focus rod
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