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surface of the Moon is concerned, the way you are viewing it now is far more practical.? | realized the truth of this as a fair-sized city assembled on the screen in front of us. Actually, we seemed to be drifting over the rooftops, and | could see people walking along clean, narrow streets. There was a more thickly built-up central section which | assumed to be the business district, although it was not crowded with people. | noticed no cars of any kind parked along the streets, although | did see several vehicles, moving just above the streets, since they appeared to have no wheels. In size they were comparable to our busses, varying from one et OE Sn IT eS DEO another in about the same degree. Ramu explained, ?A few of the people here do have their own conveyances, but for the most part they depend on the public utilities at which you are looking.? Just outside the city proper was a comparatively large cleared section with an immense building along one side. It looked like a hangar and Ramu confirmed this by saying, ?We have to construct a few hangars near the cities for convenience in landing with the supplies we bring to the population here?everything not available locally for their needs. In exchange, they furnish us with certain minerals found on the Moon.? As | watched, the city seemed suddenly to retreat and Ramu told me that we were now traveling back into space between the Moon and the Earth. ?Have you any questions before we return to the lounge?? he asked. | could think of none and shook my head. ?In that case,? he said, his eyes sparkling, ?we had better move on to the lounge. A banquet is in preparation to celebrate the return home of Firkon and myself.? Again | felt ashamed of the emotion that rose at this reminder of the imminent parting, and overcame it by mentally putting myself in their places. Wouldn?t | be happy in their circumstance? | would, indeed! ?Any tears | may shed will be for myself alone,? | said, striving for the light touch. ?For you | am happy.? Orthon and Kalna met us at the door and we entered the lounge together. | saw that the large table on one side of the room had been set for service. Some of the women who had before been playing games were now putting on the finishing touches. When Firkon and IImuth came in by the far door, Kalna joined her friend and the two girls left the room together. In a few minutes they returned, having changed from their pilot suits to lovely flowing robes. A beautiful cloth of gold and yellow fiber covered the table, woven in colored designs with no definite pattern. Places had been laid the full length and on both sides. The table ?silver? was somewhat different in design from ours, and rather improved, | thought. It seemed to be made of various metallic combinations, beautifully inlaid. There was one chair at the head of the table and | counted fourteen on either side. As Kalna and IIlmuth rejoined us, we were asked to be seated. There were still only the eight women present, which left the men twenty- ee ee ee ee et one in number, including myself. Ramu sat on the master?s right and Firkon on his left. Ilmuth was placed between Ramu and myself, and Kalna opposite, between Firkon and Orthon. After all were seated, the master rose and for several moments the room was