Stephen Marlowe

Name: Ride the Crepe Ring
Author: Stephen Marlowe

Ride the Crepe Ring

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“Ride the Crepe Ring”, is a work by Stephen Marlowe. It explores elements such as ring, Mimas and Norma.

Quotes from Ride the Crepe Ring (Stephen Marlowe)

Stephen Marlowe, Ride the Crepe Ring

“ Ten thousand miles of outer ring, sixteen thousand miles of bright ring—all to play in. Billions of meteors, and all the tourists have to do is dodge 'em. Great fun."
"I don't want to be a stick in the mud, Mr. Smith, but, ah, what happens if someone doesn't dodge?"
"Not a chance. How could anyone miss? The ring-particles shine by reflected sunlight—you can see each one clear as hell, and you just avoid 'em, that's all. We don't go near the third ring, the crepe ring—not that dark baby. That could be dangerous. You know, the innermost ring, only seven thousand miles from Saturn itself. ”

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Stephen Marlowe, Ride the Crepe Ring

“ He had checked Norma's domette and she had not been there; but she had told him that she would not ride the rings without letting him know. That much at least he could be sure of—Norma would be as good as her word.
At the Administration Building, the Entwhistles awaited him. "Good morning," Socrates said, trying to sound cheerful.
"Morning?" This was Mrs. Entwhistle, big and round and overbearing. "How can it be morning? The sun just set."
Socrates explained to her, and then Mr. Entwhistle declared: "You must never argue with a man who knows, my dear. ”

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Stephen Marlowe, Ride the Crepe Ring

“ The little ship shuddered and Mrs. Entwhistle emitted a sound which could have been the shrill shriek of a tea kettle. Then Socrates turned them slowly in a great arc so as not to harm the delicate two-hundred pound creature sitting by his side with too much acceleration.
Something flashed by beneath them. It could have been a meteor, except that this was a void area. Attraction of the planet Mimas, and the other satellites were such that no meteoric material could exist in this space—which explained the thousand mile separation of the crepe ring. ”

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Stephen Marlowe, Ride the Crepe Ring

“ Because the crepe ring receives no sunlight. It's dark, that's why, and we'd have to rely on radar to keep the ship out of trouble. It's tricky business and it's dangerous. A little light flashes on and off and it tells you which way to steer, but unless you can see what you're doing—like you can in the bright ring, it's dangerous. ”

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Stephen Marlowe, Ride the Crepe Ring

“ Socrates said proudly. "The most distant pleasure-spot in the Solar System. Want to get away from it all? Come to Mimas, with Saturn's rings right in your backyard...."
"That's it. We've had enough monkey business. Government was sued because it sanctioned your artificial satellite above Jupiter's Red Spot. The Red Spot Palace—bah! More people complained of asthma—"
"I included spacesuits with each domette, Mr. Farquhart. How did I know somebody sold me an inferior product?"
Farquhart shook his head. "None of my business. All your customers went to Mars to get rid of their asthma. ”

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Stephen Marlowe, Ride the Crepe Ring

“ Socrates got into his vac suit rapidly and adjusted the glassite helmet over his head. He had the attendants bring an oversized suit for Mrs. Entwhistle, although he did not tell her that was the case at all. The vac suits represented the final precautionary measure. Any good pilot could avoid the larger chunks with ease, but once in a long long while a smaller particle might somehow elude the force-field which was there to protect against it, and the vac suit assured all tourists of a personal supply of air. ”

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Stephen Marlowe, Ride the Crepe Ring

“ It's nothing at all. Just get back into your helmet and I'll show you what the inside of the crepe ring is like. Go ahead, Mrs. Entwhistle. It isn't everyone who gets a chance to see the inside of the crepe ring...."
The darkness of space was pleasant by comparison. Here there were vague flitting shadows, the half-seen images of huge masses of rock and metal hurtling through space in their eternal revolution around Saturn. One would be more than enough to crush their little ship—and Norma's....
Socrates hardly had time to think of it, hardly had time to hear Mrs. ”

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