Helix
“Sunlight, striking through the ship’s forward viewscreen, warmed his face. He was overcome with a sudden and overwhelming sense of well-being. The events on the ice-bound planet seemed a long way off. The attack of the alien militia, even though he could still feel the pain, was an event that seemed to belong to a much earlier chapter of his life. Perhaps it was the sunlight, he thought, betokening an end to their troubles—an end to their search for a habitable world.
He was aware of someone beside him, curled sleeping with a hand across his chest.
Then again, he thought, perhaps he felt so good because he had found Sissy Kaluchek.
He sat up, careful not to disturb her. Carrelli was lying on the control couch, arms enwrapped about the curious frame, which more resembled a beetle’s chitinous outgrowth than anything mechanical.
On the opposite couch, the giant lay dead and rigid, like the bas-relief of a knight on an ancient sarcophagus.
Between the couches, the two lemur creatures were... asleep, hugging each other.MoreLess
He was aware of someone beside him, curled sleeping with a hand across his chest.
Then again, he thought, perhaps he felt so good because he had found Sissy Kaluchek.
He sat up, careful not to disturb her. Carrelli was lying on the control couch, arms enwrapped about the curious frame, which more resembled a beetle’s chitinous outgrowth than anything mechanical.
On the opposite couch, the giant lay dead and rigid, like the bas-relief of a knight on an ancient sarcophagus.
Between the couches, the two lemur creatures were... asleep, hugging each other.MoreLess
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