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14. THE MUTANT
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The "hangar" on Kalgan is an institution peculiar1 unto itself, born of the need for the disposition2 of the vast number of ships brought in by the visitors from abroad, and the simultaneous and consequent vast need for living accommodations for the same. The original bright one who had thought of the obvious solution had quickly become a millionaire. His heirs ?by birth or finance ?were easily among the richest on Kalgan.
The "hangar" spreads fatly over square miles of territory, and "hangar" does not describe it at all sufficiently3. It is essentially4 a hotel ?for ships. The traveler pays in advance and his ship is awarded a berth5 from which it can take off into space at any desired moment. The visitor then lives in his ship as always. The ordinary hotel services such as the replacement6 of food and medical supplies at special rates, simple servicing of the ship itself, special intra-Kalgan transportation for a nominal7 sum are to be had, of course.
As a result, the visitor combines hangar space and hotel bill into one, at a saving. The owners sell temporary use of ground space at ample profits. The government collects huge taxes. Everyone has fun. Nobody loses. Simple!
The man who made his way down the shadow-borders of the wide corridors that connected the multitudinous wings of the "hangar" had in the past speculated on the novelty and usefulness of the system described above, but these were reflections for idle moments ?distinctly unsuitable at present.
The ships hulked in their height and breadth down the long lines of carefully aligned9 cells, and the man discarded line after line. He was an expert at what he was doing now and if his preliminary study of the hangar registry had failed to give specific information beyond the doubtful indication of a specific wing ?one containing hundreds of ships ?his
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misty
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thrillers
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conqueror
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无望地,阴郁地,苍凉地 | |
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