Milton Lesser by Stadium beyond the Stars
Author:Stadium beyond the Stars [Stars, Stadium beyond the]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2011-09-06T20:51:47+00:00
placed his hand on die old man's shoulder. "We won't let you down, Mr. Billgarr," he promised.
Then, for the first time since Chandlur's accusations, Billgarr managed a smile. "Not mister," he said. "Just plain Billgarr."
The guards took him outside. Steve watched them until they were silhouetted against the gantries on the field with the blue light beyond them.
Chapter o Parade of the Planets
ere comes Earth!" Steve cried excitedly.
He was seated in the grandstand of the great Olympic stadium three miles from Ophiucbus City. It was a bright, hot morning, with Ophi-uchuss three suns high in the cloudless sky. The enormous stadium had seats for a quarter of a million people, most of them Ophiuchans. In honor of the place of origin of the Olympic games, the stadium had been built on the sloping hillsides around a little valley. Lush tropical vegetation had been stripped from the land, which was now bare, with gaunt rocks protruding from the soil skeletaliy beyond the final row of grandstand seats. The stadium had been built to resemble an ancient Greek amphitheater but was ten times larger.
Steve, Captain Williams and the entire crew of the Hellas had arrived early to claim their seats. Even then the grandstand had been thronged, and when the last of the quarter of a million seats was finally occupied, an expectant hush fell on the huge crowd.
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