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"
Naturally
,
there
were
failures
.
The
first
few
ampules
were
lost
until
we
learned
to
allow
for
the
not
too
major
geological
changes
between
the
late
Primitive
and
the
575th
.
Then
,
three
of
the
ampules
later
on
never
showed
up
in
the
575th
.
Presumably
,
something
went
wrong
with
the
discharge
mechanism
and
they
were
buried
too
deeply
in
the
mountain
for
detection
.
We
stopped
our
experiments
when
the
level
of
radiation
grew
so
high
that
we
feared
that
some
of
the
Primitive
inhabitants
might
detect
and
wonder
what
radioactive
artifacts
might
be
doing
in
the
region
.
But
we
had
enough
for
our
purposes
and
we
are
certain
we
can
send
back
a
man
to
any
hundredth
of
a
Century
of
the
Primitive
that
is
desired
.
"
You
follow
all
this
,
Cooper
,
don
’
t
you
?
"
Cooper
said
,
"
Perfectly
,
Computer
Twissell
.
I
have
seen
the
calibration
curve
without
understanding
the
purpose
at
the
time
.
It
is
quite
clear
now
.
"
But
Harlan
was
exceedingly
interested
now
.
He
stared
at
the
measured
arc
marked
off
in
centuries
.
The
shining
arc
was
porcelain
on
metal
and
the
fine
lines
divided
it
into
Centuries
,
Decicenturies
and
Centicenturies
.
Silvery
metal
gleamed
thinly
through
the
porcelainpenetrating
lines
,
marking
them
clearly
.
The
figures
were
as
finely
done
and
,
bending
close
,
Harlan
could
make
out
the
Centuries
from
17
to
27
.
The
hairline
was
fixed
at
the
23
.
17th
Century
mark
.
He
had
seen
similar
time
-
gauges
and
almost
automatically
he
reached
to
the
pressure
-
control
lever
.
It
did
not
respond
to
his
grasp
.
The
hairline
remained
in
place
.
He
nearly
jumped
when
Twissell
’
s
voice
suddenly
addressed
him
.
"
Technician
Harlan
!
"
He
cried
,
"
Yes
,
Computer
,
"
then
remembered
that
he
could
not
be
heard
.
He
stepped
to
the
window
and
nodded
.
Twissell
said
,
almost
as
though
chiming
in
with
Harlan
’
s
thoughts
,
"
The
time
-
gauge
is
set
for
a
thrust
back
to
the
23
.
17th
.
That
requires
no
adjustment
.
Your
only
task
is
to
pour
energy
through
at
the
proper
moment
in
physiotime
.
There
is
a
chronometer
to
the
right
of
the
gauge
.
