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&alfromEridanus
Itwasrightinfrontofhim，butthestillcouldbarelymakeoutitstraalliure.Flhtheblackvoidofspace，itwashiddenbythedarkness，likeapieceofglasssuhemurkydepths.Odistortihtitspassageprovokedallotaisposition.Soonitwaslostagain，disappearinginthespathestars.
&heSusdistaernallighttwistingandtwiheireyes.Itgavetheastart，buthemaintainedhisproverbial‘Asianlikethedozeingbesidehim，hemaogaspinshock.Theimmediatelyuhecrystal，amerethirtyfeetaway，hadmovedinfrontoftheSun，shiningsixtymilliohedistahethreeturiestoe，thisstraawouldplayfrequentlyaind，andhewouldwohishadbeenanomenofhumanity’sfatetoe.
AsthehighestrankiheUioeForspace，theaheforterplaaryassets.Itwasatinyunit，butitedwiththemostpowerfulnuclearonshumanityhadeverdevised.ItsenemieswerelifelessrthroughspaeteoritesthattheearlywarermitoEarth.ThemissioeForcewastoredirectortodestroytheseobjects.
Theyhadbeerolformorethantwodeow，yettheyhadneverhadacetodeploytheirbombs.AllrhtowarranttheiruseseemedtoavoidEarth，wilfullydeheirceflory.
Now，hohaddiscoveredthiscrystalatadistawoastronomiits.Thecrystal’strajectoryitousasitwasutterlyunnatural，takingitstraightto>
&ainandhisunitcautiouslyapproached，theirspacesuits’boostersspirailsarouraastheyclosedtothirtyfeet，amistylightflashedtolifeial，clearlyrevealingitsprismatieabouttelong.Asthespacepatroldrewheyakeouttheiallispropulsiohewasnowfloatilyinfronthisglhthandtowardthecrystal，heiy’sfirsttaextra-terrestrialintelligence.
Ashereachedout，thecrystalbesparentoncemore.Abrilliantlyagentolifeiwasamangagirl，withhuge，rollingeyesandlonghairthatcastoherfeet.Shewasweariiful，flowingskirt，aodriftdreamilyiniers.
‘War!Warning!TheDevourerapproaches!’sheimmediatelyshouted，striwithobviouspanic.Herlargeeyesstaredatthe，alithearmpointingawayfromtheSuninunmistakablealarTherecouldbelittledoubttheunseeoyheels.
‘Wheredoyou?’thequired，byallappearaurbed.
‘EpsilonEridani，asyouapparentlycallit，andbyyoftime，Ihavetravelledforsixtythousandyears，’shereplied，befainraisiheDevourerapproaches!TheDevourerapproaches!’
&ainuedhisenquiry.‘Areyoualive?’
‘Oferelyamessage，’cametherespowasonlyashortreprieve.‘TheDevourerapproaches!TheDevourerapproaches!’
‘HowisitthatyouspeakEnglish?’theued.
Thegirlagaihesitation.‘Ilearransit，’shesaid，onlyto，‘TheDevourerapproaches!TheDevourerapproaches!’
‘Andthatyoulookasyoudo…?’Thelethisquestiontrailoff.
‘Isawitintransit，’shesaid，beforegtoshoutwithevergreaterurgency.‘TheDevourerapproaches!TheDevourerapproaches!Oh，surelytheDevourermustterrifyyou.’
‘WhatistheDevourer?’thefinallyasked.
‘Inappeararesemblesagigantictyre.Hm，yes，thatwouldbeananalogythatworksforyou，’thegirlfromEridanusbegaion.
‘Youareverywellatedorkonourworld，’theterrupted，raisinganeyebrowbehindhisvisor.
‘Ibecameatedintransit，’thegirlreplied，befaingout:‘TheDevourerapproaches!’Withthatlastcry，sheflashedtoohecrystal.Whereshehadbeenaseageofthe‘tyre’appeared，anditindeedcloselyresembledatyre，eventhoughitssurfaceglowedwithphosphorestlight.
‘Heisit?’oherofficersqueried.
‘Thirty-ohousaaldiameter.The‘tyre’s’bodyissixthousandmileswide，andtheholeinthemiddlehasadiameterofhousandmiles.’
Thereausebeforesomeohequestionnowoneveryone’smihemilesyaboutourmiles?’
Thegirlansweredimmediatelyandcalmly.‘Ofcourse.Itissethatite，justlikeoneofyhtfitaroundasoccerball.Ohasencasedaworld，itbegiheplauralresourlytospitouttheremainslikeacherrypitwhenitisdone!’
&herpausebeforetheain，hisvoicequiveringwithtrepidatioilldoandwhattheDevourerreallyis.’
Thegirlialofferedmoreinformationwithouthesitation.‘Itisageionship，althoughwedonotkoing.IhegiantlizardsthatpilottheDevourersurelydonotknow.HaviheMilkyWayfortensofmillioheyhavelyfottenbinandtheirinalpurpose.Butthismuchis:i，whentheDevourerwasbuilt，itwasmuchsmaller.Iteatsplaogrow，anditdevouredourworld!’
AsshefiheimageoftheDevourerialgrew，graduallydominatiiresurfaeapparentthatitwasslowlydesgupontheuor’sworld.Seenthroughtheeyesofthepla’sinhabitants，theirworldhadbeorethaomofaslowlyspinning，iplexstructureswereclearlyvisible，gthewallsofthistitafirst，theyremiainofinfinitelymagnifiedmicroprocessorcircuitry.Thehattheywerearingofcities，stretgtheentireinnerringoftheDevup，theimageialrevealedacircleofblueradiaingfromthewell’smouth.Intheskyabove，itfantichalooffire，engthestars.
ThegirlfromEridanustoldthemthattheywereseeiheDevourer’saftringengine.Asshespoke，herentirebodyeruptedintoaflowingflourish，andevenherghairbegantowaveliketlesstwistingarms，witheverylastpartofherexpressierror.
‘WhatyisthedevofthethirdplaofEpsilonEridahe‘Thefirstthingyouwouldhavenoticed，hadyoubeenonourworldthen，wasyourbodybeinglighter.Yousee，theDevravitationalpullhtoteractourpla’sgravity.Thedestruthiswroughtwasdevastating.First，ouredtomeettheDevourerasitpassedoverourplahen，astheDevourermovedtofullyencircleourworld，thewatersfollowedittotheequator.Astheosswepttheglobe，thewavestheheclouds.
‘Theiioourts，rippiasiftheywerenothingbuttissuepaper.Ourseaflooranddrylandwerepockmarkedbytlessvolis.’Thegirlpausediive，onlytopickitupwithafluttereyes.‘Ohadencircledourequator，theDevourerstopped，perfectlymatgourplasorbitaroundourSun.Ourwhtinitsmaw.
&heplunderofaworldelesscablesthousandsofmileslongareloweredfromtheDevourer’siothepla’ssurfacebelow.Aireworldistrapped，likeaflyinthewebofaicspider.Gianttransportmodulesarethebadforthbetweeaakingwiththemthepla’sodatmosphere.Astheyshuttletoandfro，othertitaniesbegintodrilldeepi’scrust，freiosatisfytheDever.’Thegirlagainpaused，hereyesstarihedistance.Sheresumedasabruptlyasshehadstopped.‘Devoureracelouteachravity，galow-gravityzoyre-likeentitya.ThiszomucheasierttheplaotheDevourer.Theepiderisextremelyeffit.’
‘Expressediime，theDevourerooaworldforaturyorso.Afteritisdone，alloftheplamosphereiothing.AstheDeves，itsgravitywillalsoevehepla，slitaloor.Iheplawillbee…’thegirlpausedathirdtime，thistimestrugglingforwordsrathertha，‘howwouldyoucallit?Yes，discus-shaped.TheDevsuckedtheplaelydry，willmoveon，spitti.Wheheplawillreturntoitssphericalshape.Asitre-forms，theentireworldwillsufferafinalglobalcatastrophe，itssurfaceresemblienseaofmagmathatheraldeditsbirthmanybillio.Muchlikethen，notraceoflifewillsurvivethisinferno.’
‘HowfaristheDevourerfromoursolarsystem?’theaskedassoonasshefinished.
‘Itisjustbehindme!’shewarly.‘Iny，itwillarriveiury!Alert!TheDevourerapproaches!TheDevourerapproaches!’
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