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  She nodded, then leaned and kissed him on the cheek. "Thanks, Apollo. Good luck."

  He opened the door and stepped out of her landcar. "You'll do just fine," he said, stepping back from it.

  "Sure," she said. "Sure." She started the car and, without looking at him again, drove away.

  The viper sat in the clearing where he'd left it.

  Leaning against the broad trunk of a nearby tree was John.

  "We did quite a nice job," he said to Apollo.

  "Very impressive," said Apollo, walking to his ship. "I think we managed to scare all the sides involved in this fracas."

  "For now," said John, brushing a bit of fallen leaf off his elbow. "You'll find that even the most impressive lessons have to be reinforced now and again."

  Apollo opened the hatch. "I suppose I'll be seeing you again, John?"

  "I wouldn't be at all surprised."

  "One thing," requested Apollo, "before you go vanishing again. A question I'd like answered."

  "That's not allowed."

  Apollo pointed at him. "Look, John old buddy, you have to do this," he said. "I mean, I risked my neck along with Starbuck's and the entire fleet's. You owe me a favor."

  John looked away, head cocked as though listening. Turning again toward Apollo he said, "Very well. Ask."

  "Is this Earth?"

  "No, it isn't," answered John. "Your journey is not over."

  Apollo let out the breath he'd been holding. "Thanks," he said to John.

  But the man in the white suit was no longer in the clearing.

  Apollo climbed into his ship.

  Table of Contents

  CONTENTS

  CHAPTER ONE

  CHAPTER TWO

  CHAPTER THREE

  CHAPTER FOUR

  CHAPTER FIVE

  CHAPTER SIX

  CHAPTER SEVEN

  CHAPTER EIGHT

  CHAPTER NINE

  CHAPTER TEN

  CHAPTER ELEVEN

  CHAPTER TWELVE

  CHAPTER THIRTEEN

  CHAPTER FOURTEEN

  CHAPTER FIFTEEN

  CHAPTER SIXTEEN

  CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

  CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

  CHAPTER NINETEEN

  CHAPTER TWENTY

  CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE

  CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO

  CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE

  CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR

  CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE

  CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX

  CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN

  CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT