Accidental Flight

levers in front of her, but she wasn't interested in these. A single small dial, separate from the rest, held her comp

ke the rest of us, the only one, in fact, who was born that w

rved for the repair of machines had made beauty commonplace. No more sagging muscles, wrinkles; even the aged were attractive and you

peak of,

r day most of them would have been candidates for a

her closely-and why not?-she was an original work as far from th

her and came into the compartment. "Is there something wrong with it?" She sh

a rocket before, and yet she went straight to the most curious thing in it. Sh

know? Does

o be trained to recogni

What are you waiting for? You know she c

a few inches from the floor, now that

was able to move was uncertain. The tissues that surrounded the woman were too vast to permit the perception

before they

cealing your emotions, if that's what you're trying to do

" said

, though it was An

e surgery robe unless you want your prett

ed; she sa

learn to read lips or at least recognize written

I think," said Docchi. "She's good at emo

oes anyone think with?

h she doesn't. They've tested her for that." He frowned. "I

esent situation," said Anti. "The object of you

staring at the gravital indicator again. Wha

ally, of course. Her parents were obscure technicians and mechanics, descendants of a long line of mechanics

would have to be a rocket, naturally. Even allowing for a better design than any we now have, the journey would take a long time, forty

ted Jordan. "Why not som

t certain. If it would work, the time element could be cut to a fraction. But the last twenty years have proved that gravity dr

arly the same as the gravital unit on the ast

wouldn't be marooned on Handicap Haven. Arms or no arms, bioco

ty women competing for yo

for one. A certain on

ve boy," said Anti

bout your yout

rive is out. One time they had hopes for it, but no longer. It should be able to drive this ship. Actually, its sole function is to provide an artificial gravity in

said Ant

Ultimately the Medicouncil is responsibl

or of it," said Anti.

h is the seat of government. As soon as we ge

e could stand it no longer. "What's the ma

's the trouble, Anti. You're not supposed to hear anything. But you should

eel anythi

ked at Docchi. "There's ple