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probably noticed in the large control or chart room through which you first entered the ship.? At this moment, however, the telescope was not in operation, and | gathered that it was used only when the ship was in actual interplanetary flight, or perhaps also while hovering for observation and study purposes. The entire floor in this section of the room was composed of magnifying glass like that in the floor of the Scout. But the angle of the ship at this particular moment was such that | would have had to kneel to look through it. Space and its activity held me transfixed as | strained my eyes in an attempt to see everything that was going on out there. Apart from the firefly effects, | saw a good many large luminous objects passing through space. The larger bodies, so far as | could tell, were not burning, but merely glowing. One in particular seemed to give out three distinct colors?red, purple and blue. | asked if it could be another space ship. ?No,? Ilmuth said with a smile, but did not explain further. Also | noticed that now and then dark objects of various sizes, darker than space itself, would pass. But none of these moving objects seemed to touch the ship. At times, even the dark objects would become partially luminous. These, | was told, were what we call meteorites, which become visible to us on Earth only as they create friction in passing through our atmosphere. | asked what prevented them from striking the ship when seemingly they were headed straight for it. ?The ship itself,? Firkon explained, ?is utilizing the power of nature? ?electromagnetic,? | think you call it? and has excess power at all times. Some of this excess is dissipated through its skin out into space for a certain distance, sometimes only a short way, although at times its influence can extend for several miles outward. This acts as a shield against any particles, or ?space debris,? as you on Earth term it, repelling such things by this constantly radiating force.? He went on to explain that all bodies in space are negative to space and are actually moving in a sea of electromagnetic force. Therefore, a negative radiation repels all negative bodies while at the same time it prevents the ship from heating through friction. | could have stayed for hours enjoying this beautiful sight, but only a short time was allotted before the pilots resumed their seats and we returned to the forty thousand-foot altitude where the ship had been hovering when first we arrived. There was no perceptible dip nor turn in the ship?s motion. The craft?s movement was so gentle as to be scarcely noticeable, and the only audible sound was something as slight as an electric fan in operation. None of us had been provided with special headgear or any device for breathing or balance, but my mind was clearly alert in every way at all times. | was struck by the fact that all the instruments | had so far seen throughout the ship appeared to be operated by push-buttons. And nowhere did | see anything that even faintly resembled a weapon of destruction. But, after watching the repelling force of nature in space as controlled by radiations from the ship, | had