A Space Oddessey 2061 Book 3 Chapter 45: Mission PART VI: HAVEN
A Space Oddessey 2061 Book 3 Chapter 45: Mission PART VI: HAVEN
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A Space Oddessey 2061 Book 3 Chapter 45: Mission PART VI: HAVEN
When people asked to see him together, it usually meant trouble, or at least some difficult decision. Captain Laplace had noticed that Floyd and van der Berg were spending a lot of time in earnest discussions, often with Second Officer Chang, and it was easy to guess what they were talking about. Yet their proposal still took him by surprise. 'You want to go to Mount Zeus! How - in an open boat? Has that Shackleton book gone to your head?' Floyd looked slightly embarrassed; the Captain was right on target. South had been an inspiration, in more ways than one. 'Even if we could build a boat, Sir, it would take much too long... especially now that Universe looks like reaching us within ten days.' 'And I'm not sure,' added van der Berg, 'that I'd care to sail on this "Sea of Galilee"; not all its inhabitants may have got the message that we're inedible.' 'So that leaves only one alternative, doesn't it? I'm sceptical, but I'm wi…