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 six that evening, and the numerous castings and machined pieces that
were to be used were to be made in the Venerian machine shops. One
difficulty after another arose and was overcome. Night came on, and
still they continued work. The Venerian workmen had promised to have the
apparatus for them by ten o'clock the next morning--or what corresponded
to ten o'clock. Shortly after three o'clock that morning they had
finished the apparatus, had connected all the controls, and had placed
the last of the projector directors. Except for the projector they were
ready, and Morey, Wade and Fuller turned in to get what sleep they
could. But Arcot, telling them there was something he wished to get,
took another dose of Immorpho and stepped out into the steaming rain. A
few minutes after ten the next morning Arcot came back, followed by half
a dozen Venerians, each carrying a large metal cylinder in a cradle.
These were attached to the landing gear of the _Solarite_ i