Perry Rhodan 051 - Return from the Void by Kurt Mahr

Author:Kurt Mahr [Mahr, Kurt]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Science Fiction
Publisher: Ace Books
Published: 1974-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

5/ THROUGH THE RING—OF LIGHT

The discovery was staggering—but in the long run it was no more than one more link in the chain that made up the mystery of the invisible enemy.

Flaring didn’t know what to make of it all. He knew little of the things that were hidden in the universe. His race had only just begun to conquer space in the narrow confines of his home system.

Rous went out of his way to reassure Flaring and make it clear to him that the 20,000-year-old piece of plastic had come by its age through natural processes.

"But tell me…" Flaring protested. "According to that, then everything the enemy took with him during his attack must have aged by the same amount, wouldn’t you say?"

Rous waved his hand cautioningly. "Be careful with such assertions! Why should it be by the same amount? Certainly everything must have aged but to what degree we can’t yet say."

"Very well," conceded Flaring. "Then the way I see it, this hotel we’re standing in may only have aged 1000 years instead of 20,000 years—but don’t you think that it still should have fallen apart by now?"

"Oh no! You are confusing 2 different things: the aging of matter that would be caused by a continuous passage of years and the simple passage of time itself. During the 20,000 year span that this plastic piece passed through it was not exposed to an equivalent time stress. You read yourself that its crystal structure or matrix is still just as it should be. And that’s the way it’s been with all other matter involved. You needn’t fear that the houses in Fillinan are going to start caving in one after the other like a row of dominoes… But you’ve just given me a new idea."

"What is that?" asked Flaring.

"Instruct your people to look for samples of material in both of the attack areas so that we can make an age-analysis of them. I need as many samples as possible from a representative cross-section, do you understand? From as many different places as you can manage. I want to conduct the investigation in such a way that we can indicate on this map the place it was located during the attack and the aging that it underwent. Can you start with that at once?"

Flaring was in full agreement. He took his leave and promised to get everything going that was required.

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