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This is a preview of: Phoebus Krumm

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PANEL ONE (upper half of page)

Profiles: In the foreground, facing left, spacesuited Bretta,
astride her _lamina_, Rakush. On her right side, a little behind and a
little higher, Kombi, astride Marengo (and I wonder what _that_ looks
like). On their right, a little behind and a little higher, is
_Kestrel_, with Tarrant visible inside.

At the moment, there are no ships visible against the background
of stars and nebulae.

Narrative (Tarrant): 'Bretta's mounts were faster than any starsailing
vessel, but _Kestrel_ was a thousand times faster yet, so I hung
back.'

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PANEL TWO (lower lefthand quarter of page)

From the viewpoint of _Kestrel_'s cockpit, perhaps looking over
Tarrant's shoulder, we see the sun, and the two riders diminishing in
the distance.

Narrative (Tarrant): 'They had a longer trip to make, looping around
_Sweek Lestvoh_ out of visual range, until they stood between her and
the Jendyne sun.'

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PANEL THREE (lower right quarter of page)

The stern of _Sweek Lestvoh_, very near the liftdeck. Obscured by
the blinding sun that hides her from the vessel's lookouts, Bretta
stands on the back of Rakush opening a port, about to climb inside.

Kombi hangs nearby to deal with the animals in her absence.

Narrative (Tarrant): 'Bretta carried a little bomb with her that would
destroy the #-field generator, exposing the whole ship to hard vacuum
and killing everyone aboard, rats, lice, fleas, and crew.'