Now they are turning towards their ship and inviting us to enter. It is a lot smaller than any of the other ships on the field, with the exception of ours.
Inside it has a lot of instruments, very much like the Martonian ship which we have previously described. But in the cabin we see something outstandingly different. Here is a picture of a person who resembles male and female, very beautiful with a magnificent expression which we have no words to describe. It is a portrait of only the head and shoulders of a person around twenty-eight years of age. A crown of jewels rests upon its head and a key made of pearl is upon its chest.
We asked who this was, as we thought it might be the ruler of Jupiter.
In surprise, we were asked, "Why, don't you know?"
We answered, "no. Isn't it the ruler of Jupiter?"
Thoughtfully and with much love and reverence, yet with a feeling of inexpressible joy, they replied, "yes. But He is also the ruler of your Earth, and of infinite space. He is what you call God on Earth, and the Creator of all things, to us the Supreme All Intelligence."
And on their uniforms they had the same picture as an insignia, and on their caps they had a cupid with wings supported by clouds.
They told us that every home, everybody, and every ship has this insignia on Jupiter. There is not an act performed on Jupiter that the presence in mind is not the presence of the All Supreme Ruler.
Then they changed the subject and told us that this ship of theirs was capable of travelling from one million to two and a half million miles per hour. In it they had space for provisions and all that was necessary for the comfort of passengers for a twelve month cruise through space, if that was desired. But they didn't mention how many passengers they could thus accommodate.
In case of breakdown, they could repair their ships in space, having mechanics with them for that purpose. They told us that all ships of interstellar space travelling were built to hover in space indefinitely, if they wanted to.