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wanted out! Eve breathed a sigh, which he felt but did not hear. She was mercifully oblivious to the infinite furnace around them. Thank God, she was in deep slumber, and the maelstrom was not getting any worse. Adam felt a push on his body. What was it? The force of the sun’s core was now pushing the ship away. It could go no deeper and, entirely subject to the force of the sun, was being ejected backward. Backward. Backward, thank God! Adam could hardly wait. Pa c ode re Like an abating storm the surrounding fury repeated its effects, this time in reverse. Another few seconds and the Little Dipper would once more be master of the situation. What a ship! What a majestic product of man, of the Universe, Adam began to reflect. Once more he was a human being, capable of thinking. Yes, he was sure they were on their way out. “They?” He and Eve? Was he conscious again of her presence? Her beautiful head still rested on his shoulder. The fury around him was no longer terrifying, for he was certain that the ship was rapidly being forced outward. Ah, even in this sweltering heat, life was once more indescribably wonderful ! Eve would soon awaken, to be enchantingly at his side. The motion backward accelerated almost violently. Minutes went by and the indescribable cascade became understandable turbulence again. Gradually the ship’s hull began to stop spinning. There were some grinding, jolting sensations, through which the state of just being was like a rebirth. The automatic controls had begun to assert themselves once more. Eve moved her head and sighed convulsively. She opened her eyes, and Adam’s delight knew no bounds. They were safe. They had made it. Now they had no more than the mere fury of the sun’s lesser madness and turbulence to deal with, but the Little Dipper was more than equal to this area. In silence Adam and Eve looked at each other, loving in a oneness that was indivisible. The heat abated, and they no longer perspired. The roar of a million Niagaras remained like a constant challenge to their nervous systems and made conversation impossible, but the worst was definitely over. They had _ rocketed The roar but the definitely They had worst was over. 197 INTO THE SUN AND OUT AGAIN