[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from Planet Stories Spring 1942. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.] Oh, the science of Man has narrowed the span Between the near and the far, With thunderous roar the great ships soar From Earth to the dimmest star; But though in their lust for gold they thrust From planet to asteroid The Will of the Great Astronomer still Is the Will of the cosmic void.…
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