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Chapter 3 — The Building of the sphere

           Onemightmakeabookofitperhaps,”Isaid.

           “Ihavenodoubttherewillbeminerals,”saidCavor.

           “Forexample?”

           “Oh!sulphur,ores,goldperhaps,possiblynewelements.”

           “Costofcarriage,”Isaid.“Youknowyou’renotapracticalman.Themoon’saquarterofamillionmilesaway.”

           “Itseemstomeitwouldn’tcostmuchtocartanyweightanywhereifyoupackeditinaCavoritecase.”

           Ihadnotthoughtofthat.“Deliveredfreeonheadofpurchaser,eh?”

           “Itisn’tasthoughwewereconfinedtothemoon.”

           “Youmean?”

           “There’sMars—clearatmosphere,novelsurroundings,exhilaratingsenseoflightness.Itmightbepleasanttogothere.”

           “IsthereaironMars?”

           “Oh,yes!”

           “Seemsasthoughyoumightrunitasasanatorium.Bytheway,howfarisMars?”

           “Twohundredmillionmilesatpresent,”saidCavorairily;“andyougoclosebythesun.”

           Myimaginationwaspickingitselfupagain.“Afterall,”Isaid,“there’ssomethinginthesethings.There’stravel—”

           Anextraordinarypossibilitycamerushingintomymind.SuddenlyIsaw,asinavision,thewholesolarsystemthreadedwithCavoritelinersandspheresdeluxe.“Rightsofpre-emption,”camefloatingintomyhead—planetaryrightsofpre-emption.IrecalledtheoldSpanishmonopolyinAmericangold.Itwasn’tasthoughitwasjustthisplanetorthat—itwasallofthem.IstaredatCavor’srubicundface,andsuddenlymyimaginationwasleapinganddancing.Istoodup,Iwalkedupanddown;mytonguewasunloosened.

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