rapidly. I injected .5 cc. under my skin and in less than one hour
my temperature was 30.8° C. An hour later it was 30.9° C. This was
its peak. It immediately returned to normal. The only other
observable symptom was slightly increased thirst. Bloodpressure
and pulse remained normal. The other person in the Med Ship
displayed the same symptoms, in prompt and complete repetition,
without physical contact._

He went to sleep, with Murgatroyd curled up in his cubbyhole, his tail
draped carefully over his nose.

The Med Ship broke out of overdrive at 1300 hours, ship-time. Calhoun
made contact with the grid and was promptly lowered to the ground.

It was almost two hours later, at 1500 hours ship-time, when the
people of Dara were informed by broadcast that Calhoun was to be
executed immediately.

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7


From the viewpoint of Darians, who were also blueskins, the decision
of Calhoun's guilt and the decision to execute him were reasonable
enough. Maril protested fiercely, and her testimony agreed with
Calhoun's in every respect, but from a blueskin viewpoint their own