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Not that it mattered a great deal. Lamoureux realized perfectly well that by this time the "Astrolight" was on its return journey to Earth. All the same, it was disheartening to know that he was so completely unable to find his way about on this planet.
The question now was what to do. They had little enough food, and not too much in the way of other supplies. They would have to live off the planet until some kind of rescue expedition had been organized to save "them". If Kalinoff had done it, they could, too. Lamoureux's face burned as he pictured himself striding over to Kalinoff, staring at the man solemnly, and uttering those historic words, "Dr. Livingston, I presume." That was one scene that would never take place.