Caretaker

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Tonight... Caretaker by James A. Schmitz Hello, Hans Yes, Mr. Harris Astrogation reports planetary orbit secure What vector, Mr. Harris?

Approximately one thousand miles above subject planet 375 Well, we'll have to give it a name soon, Harris Yes, sir Engineering, secure, damage control parties working on the hill Very well As martyr touched down in the scout ship. Yes, so we have him on the tight beam give him to me on my screen

Yes, sir Markman put martyr on the command screen Explorationship Titan calling ship 375 come in Scott 375 reporting What's it like down there Martin? How much different from the scanner port? I'm at the head of a valley. It's green and it's scarlet. It's all swampy and there's a big river threading through it

Harris, get me a pinpoint in modern location. There are mountains beyond. I can see Holman's house from here. Looks like a Swiss chalet standing over the lake. Have you made contact? Yes sir. Bois is over there now.

How is he? Well it's hard to say. Tell him we're recording the planet officially as Holman's planet. That might please you. No I don't think so sir. What? A boy suggested that during our first visit with Holman today he wants us to record it instead as, Well, I'll spell it.