"It's ten times as big as Earth," mused Lieutenant Gunderson. "Do you think this'll be it, Captain?"
"I'm afraid to think."
A thoughtful silence.
"Captain."
"Yes?"
"Do you hear my heart pounding?"
Captain Wiley smiled. "No. No, of course not."
"It seems like everybody should be hearing it. But we shouldn't get excited, should we? We mustn't hope too hard." He bit his lip. "But there should be life there, don't you think, Captain?"
"There may be."