Lt. Chandler got down from the bunk and Capt. Wilkins mounted.
"Larry," Major Winship said, "why don't you get Earth?"
"Okay."
Capt. Wilkins got down from the bunk and Capt. Lawler ascended.
"Got the inventory sheet, Les?"
"Right here."
Squeezed in front of the massive transmitter, Capt. Wilkins had energized the circuits. There was a puzzled look on his face. He leaned his helmet against the speaker and then shook his head sadly. "We can't hear anything without any air."
Major Winship looked at the microphone. "Well, I'll just report and—" He started to pick up the microphone and reconsidered. "Yes," he said. "That's right, isn't it."
Capt. Wilkins flicked off the transmitter. "Some days you don't mine at all," he said.
"Les, have you found it?"