Adventures in the Far Future & Tales of Outer Space — page 301: what you’re looking at

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than two or three men knew of that trick of his of glancing at a page and mentally photographing the whole of it. In such a way Gedso studied. In such a way did he hide his only Shining light. He had two vices—apples and puzzles—and the only baggage he had placed in the freight room contained nothing else. The arc cannon crackled with renewed ferocity and he looked away from the things he could see lumbering beyond the far wall. Convinced at last that his arrival was going unremarked, he tucked the heavy trunk under his arm and shuffled toward the P.C. A trusty orderly jabbed his back with a juice wand. “You're blocking the way.” Gedso looked at the narrow, evil face. “Would you please tell the commander that | would like to see him?” “What’s your name? What do you want to see him about?” “My name is Brown. Gedso lon Brown. I’m a technician in the E-T.S. I’ve been ordered here.” The orderly looked startled and then weak. He nearly dropped his juice wand as he whipped to attention. “I... lam S-S-S-sorry, sir The c-c-commander will be informed immediately, s-s-s-sir.” He dived into the post and came Skidding back to attention. ‘“Hie commander will see you immediately, sir |... | did not have any idea you were a technician, sir. | did not see your insignia, sir.” Gedso said mildly, “Will you watch my trunk?” and went on inside. The secretary, a convict soldier with the chevrons of master sergeant on his blouse, opened the door into an inner room. Jules Drummond, captain general of the Administrative Department’s Extra-lerritorial Command Corps, looked CORniclooo SS CO