Jim Barnes:
Say, Doc, the ship's about ready to take off, isn't she?
Dr. Charles Cargraves:
Except for tests and minor adjustments.
Jim Barnes:
Well, what's the next favorable time?
Dr. Charles Cargraves:
About a month from now.
Jim Barnes:
No, I don't mean that. What's the next favorable time this month?
Dr. Charles Cargraves:
[checking the calendar]
The only favorable time this month is about 17 hours from now.
Jim Barnes:
All right, that's it then. We take off in 17 hours.
General Thayer:
Are you out of your mind?
Jim Barnes:
I will be, if we run into any more red tape! Now look, there's no law against taking off a spaceship: it's never been done, so they haven't got around to prohibiting it. If we ask for permission, they'll find a way to block us. So we go now, as soon as we can!
General Thayer:
In an untested ship?
Jim Barnes:
How do you test a thing of this kind? It either works or it doesn't.
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