He staggered to the comset. He stumbled over the dead Knoug and kicked the body. He shattered the transmitter with a furious blow.
With fumbling fingers he ripped away the seal the Commander had placed on the receiver. He snapped the volume control to the right. The radio whined.
Someone was trying to call the Advanceship, and Parr smiled grimly.
Another circuit broke in on the call. "Their commander is questioning the advancemen they brought up, I imagine. Let him go. The information we got from the Texas advanceman supersedes it anyway."
Parr cursed monotonously.
"Forward bank in!" another circuit reported.
"Nine stations on planet shield. Ready?"
There was a crackling of readiness.
"We'll hit before it. Try to get it set in fifteen minutes."
"In position, there. Eight, back a little."