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Not only the Solar System was involved in this war, but the entire universe; because of an old legendary secret -- the mystery of Gog and Magog!
A voice roared, "All clear! Lower away! " The great ship rocked and quivered as its jet rockets flared, forming a solid, cushioning pillar on which the _Spica_ lowered itself to the land cradle on Long Island Spaceport.