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THE young inventor, hastening along the corridor between his broadcasting studio and the laboratory where the new machine was set up, passed the giant Koku who sat on a stool not far from Tom's door. Here the big man had taken his place each night while the testing was going on. With him on guard, Tom felt secure against intrusion by any of the plotters.
"Getting tired, Koku? " asked Tom, pausing on the threshold of his laboratory. "It isn't much fun for you to be sitting there."