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〃Arent we forgetting something?〃 Beth said。 〃Where is everybody? If people flew this thing in either time or space; where are they?〃

〃Probably somewhere else on the ship。〃

〃Im not so sure;〃 Harry said。 〃Look at this leather on these seats。 Its brand…new。〃

〃Maybe it was a new ship。〃

''78'' 〃No; I mean really brand…new。 This leather doesnt show any scratches; any cuts; any coffee…cup spills or stains。 There is nothing to suggest that these seats have ever been sat in。〃 〃Maybe there wasnt any crew。〃

〃Why would you have seats if there wasnt any crew?〃

〃Maybe they took the crew out at the last minute。 It seems they were worried about radiation。 The inner hulls leadshielded; too。〃

〃Why should there be radiation associated with time travel?〃

〃I know;〃 Ted said。 〃Maybe the ship got launched by accident。 Maybe the ship was on the launch pad and somebody pressed the button before the crew got aboard so the ship took off empty。〃

〃You mean; oops; wrong button?〃

〃Thatd be a hell of a mistake;〃 Norman said。

Barnes shook his head。 〃Im not buying it。 For one thing; a ship this big could never be launched from Earth。 It had to be built and assembled in orbit; and launched from space。〃

〃What do you make of this?〃 Beth said; pointing to another console near the rear of the flight deck。 There was a fourth chair; drawn up close to the console。

The leather was wrapped around a human form。

〃No kidding。。。〃

〃Theres a man in there?〃

〃Lets have a look。〃 Beth pushed the armrest buttons。 The chair whirred back from the console and unwrapped itself。 They saw a man; staring forward; his eyes open。

〃My God; after all these years; perfectly preserved;〃 Ted said。

〃You would expect that;〃 Harry said。 〃Considering hes a mannequin。〃

〃But hes so lifelike…〃

〃Give our descendants some credit for advances;〃 Harry said。 〃Theyre half a century ahead of us。〃 He pushed the mannequin forward; exposing an umbilicus running out the back; at the base of the hips。

〃Wires 。。。〃

〃Not wires;〃 Ted said。 〃Glass。 Optical cables。 This whole ''79'' ship uses optical technology; and not electronics。〃

〃In any case; its one mystery solved;〃 Harry said; looking at the dummy。 〃Obviously this craft was built to be a manned ship; but it was sent out unmanned。〃

〃Why?〃

〃Probably the intended voyage was too dangerous。 They sent an unmanned vessel first; before they sent a manned vessel。〃

Beth said; 〃And where did they send it?〃

〃With time travel; you dont send it to a where。 You send it to a when。〃

〃Okay。 Then to when did they send it?〃

Harry shrugged。 〃No information yet;〃 he said。

That diffidence again; Norman thought。 What was Harry really thinking?

〃Well; this craft is half a mile long;〃 Barnes said。 〃We have a lot more to see。〃

〃I wonder if they had a flight recorder;〃 Norman said。

〃You mean like a mercial airliner?〃

〃Yes。 Something to record the activity of the ship on its voyage。〃

〃They must have;〃 Harry said。 〃Trace the dummy cable back; youre sure to find it。 Id like to see

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