other ships tied to him by robot controls would take
its own bite at the right time and place. Providing the plan worked.

The Solar System would have a few hot moments, and would be full of junk
for a long time, but the threatening fissionables inside Sennech would
be hurled far apart, to dribble away their potence gradually. Kliu
admitted no one could calculate for sure even how much, if any, of
Sennech would remain as a planet, but Teyr, at least, with her thick
atmosphere, should withstand the rain of debris.

He wondered about his family, and Jezef. Kliu had tried to get word, but
the tragically few refugees were scattered.

He smiled, recalling how severely he'd had to order his staff to abandon
him. He was proud to remember that much of the fleet would have come
along, if he'd let them; but live men were going to be at more of a
premium on Teyr than heroic atoms drifting in space. Machines could
handle this assault. He himself had not had to touch a single control.

The indicators began to flash, and, sweating with the effort, he hauled
himself erect to attention. It was good to be winding up here in his own
command room, where he'd lived his moments of triumph. Still, as the red
light winked on, he couldn't help thinking how very quiet and lonely it
was without Jezef and the staff.

THE END

Transcriber's Note:

This etext was produced from _Amazing Stories_ June 1960. Extensive
research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on
this publication was renewed. Minor spelling and typographical
errors have been corrected without note.

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