rder.

"Curtis!" it began.

Calmly, he carried out the instructions. The deep, commanding voice left
nothing to chance.

A pull on the master lever drew up the ladder and closed the hatch in
hydraulic silence. The soft whistle of oxygen escaped from pressurized
cylinders. An automatic transmitter broadcast an endless S.O.S. Deep in
the heart of the lifeboat, dynamos pulsed with the throb of power.

"Now, Curtis," said the voice from the past, "turn the red switch in
front of you to 'Fixed Control.' Have you turned the red switch to
'Fixed Control'? Then lie back and fasten your safety harness as tight
as you can. Have you done that?"

"Yeah," Curtis said, lying back.

"You've done everything you had to do," the voice continued. "Now shut
your eyes and don't move! Everything will be all right. The two of you
will reach Earth. You don't doubt that, do you?"

"No," said Curtis, closing his eyes and relaxing, reassured by the voice
from the past. "I know we'll get there."

"And the two of you will get married when you're old enough. To each
other, of course."

"Of course," Curtis agreed.

"Good luck!" said the voice. "Good luck to you both!"

It clicked off then and the lifeboat sped Earthward.

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