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  Karn ran one of his tentacles over the manuscript.

  “We’ve certainly discovered the cause of that radiation,” he said. “Notice the date—it’s just a year before your grandfather’s discovery. The Professor must have got his grant all right!” He laughed unpleasantly. “It must have given him a shock when he saw us coming up to the surface, right underneath him.”

  I scarcely heard his words, for a most uncomfortable feeling had suddenly come over me. I thought of the thousands of miles of rock lying below the great city of Callastheon, growing hotter and denser all the way to the Earth’s unknown core. And so I turned to Karn.

  “That isn’t very funny,” I said quietly. It may be our turn next.”

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