terrestrian

Many of the terrestrian, or better, Solarian ships, were equipped with space distortion apparatus, now, and had some measure of safety in that the attractive rays of the Thessians could not be so concentrated on them.

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"Wish we had it done -- we could use it now," mused the terrestrian.

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They returned to Shesto, and there Arcot arranged that the only generator they could spare, the one already in their possession, might be used till other terrestrian ships could bring more.

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To open one was to destroy it, but calculations made from readings of their instruments showed that they were more efficient, and could readily carry nearly half again the load that the best terrestrian tubes could sustain.

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"I can answer that, terrestrian," thought Zezdon Afthen.

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"He won't do anything with that but burn out eyes," muttered the terrestrian.

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Then the terrestrian turned on the power, and gradually increased it until the power authorities were afraid of breakdowns.

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Simultaneously from the rear of the _Ancient Mariner_ came a terrific crash, an explosion that drove the terrestrian ship forward, as though a giant hand had pushed it from behind.

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Zezdon Afthen raised his dark eyes to the terrestrian with a look in their depths that made Wade involuntarily resolve that Thet and all Thessians should be promptly consigned to that limbo of forgotten things where they belonged.

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The other, not having learned the Venerian system, had great difficulty in communicating his thoughts, but Arcot learned that they had machines which would make it easier, and the terrestrian invited them into his laboratory, for the crowd was steadily growing.

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