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Her adventure in the hyperspatial tube had taught Kathryn Kinnison much. Realizing her inadequacy and knowing what to do about it, she drove her speedster at high velocity to Arisia. Unlike the Second-Stage Lensmen, she did not even slow down as she approached the planet's barrier; but, as one sure of her welcome, merely threw out ahead of her an identifying thought.
"Ah, daughter Kathryn, again you are in time. " Was there, or was there not, a trace of emotion -- of welcome, even of affection? -- in that usually utterly emotionless thought? "Land as usual."