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The Lonely Ones
The Lonely Ones
Illustrated by PAUL ORBAN
But even more awful than the blackness was the loneliness of the six men who inhabited the silver rocket. They moved in loneliness as fish move in water. Their lives revolved in loneliness as planets revolve in space and time. They bore their loneliness like a shroud, and it was as much a part of them as sight in their eyes. Loneliness was both their brother and their god.
Yet, like a tiny flame in the darkness, there was hope, a savage, desperate hope that grew with the passing of each day, each month, and each year.
And at last....
"Lord," breathed Captain Sam Wiley.
Lieutenant Gunderson nodded. "It's a big one, isn't it?"
"It's a big one," repeated Captain Wiley.
"It's ten times as big as Earth," mused Lieutenant Gunderson. "Do you think this'll be it, Captain?"
"I'm afraid to think."
A thoughtful silence.
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