"... Abandon the first floor, acid bombs can't reach."
And a broad belt with bombs in its padded compartments.
But they will drop the bombs in order to assure their own survival."
They want to light the fuse and drop these bombs on Nyjord, the next planet.
Don't bulge your eyes and look moronic. As a last resort I'll drop the bombs myself rather than let the Nyjorders do it.
In spite of everything he had done to prevent it, Nyjord had dropped the bombs. And this act alone may have destroyed their own planet.
Doctors and nurses are on the way here now. Plans were put under way to evacuate what part of the population we could until the bombs were found.
Not that I intend to stop looking for the bombs or the jump-space generator either. We are going to try anything that will avert this planetary murder."
Those so excited somehow seemed to feel themselves immune. Feather chattered about "Zepps" as if bombs could only wreak their vengeance upon coast towns and the lower orders.