14 The troops were fed and ready to move out at six o’clock the next morning. This day would be a test of strength. If the troops stayed united and…

13 Omicron’s eyes opened automatically at 5:00 a.m. He heard the rustling of government issued pants outside and knew that the sergeants were in the first stages of waking soldiers…

12 It was 12:30 when the last man emerged from the pipe….FlashLights confirmed that their calculations had been correct…they had emerged into some sort of building…among many that were available…

11 Aura sat before the communication screen and wrung her hands. Sylvia and Jason, who were staying in one of the visitor clusters of Chimp Savvy Band, were watching, too.…

9 ‘I remember a time during the riots when two girls attending the University were conducting research in the library for their term papers. It was late afternoon when they…

8 Omicron participated in a few military exercises in the morning. Then he sent cablegrams to the U.S. Music Academy in New York with his grades, samples of his songs,…

7 Wednesday morning, Omicron was up early. He was having second thoughts about his decision to join the scouting detail as he ran in the morning darkness. However, his memory…

6 ‘People want to imagine they are on an excursion into outer space, confronting strange planets, surreal new life forms. They want the ultimate in drug sensation, sexual stimulation, the…

5 ‘Life is an enigma which defies all solution. My mind is persuaded that all in the universe is either energy or matter. Yet there remains the perplexing question of…