In His Image

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Ginger danced lightly from one foot to the other, chanting in a whisper, seeming to float. Her red head scarcely seemed to move, while her feet flew. Sugar and Pepper were as excited, still locking horns in front of the mirror and occasionally giggling breathlessly. Even the view of the mountains above Lake Titicaca was forgotten, though this was their first visit to Earth. Mr. Koeppels would be not merely their first reporter, but their first Man. The robot monitor brought them His heavy voice as He showed Mr. Koeppels in.

"Hurry up, girls," said Ginger, increasing amazingly the speed of her dance. "They're already here."

"This is my first visit to Earth since my research entered its last Phase, nearly three years ago," came His voice. Its perpetual undertone of warm amusement was very apparent. "You can see where all my credit has gone. Though I did use a lot of it in my research."

"It certainly is impressive," said the reporter respectfully. Yuri Koeppels was as impressed as he sounded, though he didn't expect much of a story from this Dr. Birrel, who'd been in retirement on the Moon for seven years or so. Still, the man must've been some scientist, to be able to afford an astromobile home. He said as much.

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