A new novelette by the authur of THE EXPLORATION OF SPACE 
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A vengeful Thorus looks on a determined Aria - the twain meet here. 
Thorus, the vengeful, had determined his way.Aria, the healer, had determined her way. Whichdetermined this classic meeting of the twain.
CIRCLE OF FLIGHT
By Richard E. Stockham
Illustrated by Ed Emsh
IT SEEMED they had arguedfor years as they were arguingtonight. The man paced back andforth chain-smoking cigarettes; thewoman sat motionless, watchinghim. They glanced at their watcheswith fearful eyes. They heard, withacutely alert ears, the goings andcomings of people in the hall;heard the shattering blast of rocketsin the sky above the city. Andthey argued.
"So you're going through withit tonight," he said heavily, "inyour own way."
"Yes."
"Perhaps I should stop you." Hecrushed out his cigarette. "If thepolice were to hear—"
"No!" The word was thrown athim. "I know you don't mean that.But it's unworthy of you even tosay it." She covered her face withnervous hands. "After all I amyour wife."
He stood over her, his lips tight.There was something of the fragile,finely made puppet about her, hethought, as though she had beenrefashioned a hundred times bysome artisan seeking after perfectdelicacy and precision. He softenedmomentarily.
"Come with me then," he said.
"No."
"Why? Why?"
"Your way is wrong."
"We're the last two leaders ofthe opposition alive." His voicecame swiftly and low. "The authority'sbeaten us. Their setup for killing,imprisonment, bribery andblackmail functions too well. Ourwhole organization's been scatteredlike matchsticks. The police areclosing in on us. We're finished[Pg 95]here on earth. We'll be lucky ifwe're killed quickly." He waited amoment for his words to takeeffect. "We go along together thatfar."
She stood, clasping her hands."Of course. Of course."
"Look. I know you've finishedthat damned contraption of yoursthat'll take you into the atoms. Iknow you've been working on itfor years. But I've been workingtoo. My ship's been ready to takeoff into super-space for two days.But I haven't gone. I've been waitingfor you. To wait at a time likethis is to ask for death or worse.Now I demand you give up this insaneidea of going into the atoms.You've got to come with me."
"I've told you I can't escapewith you out into the macrocosm.It's not my way!"
"The word 'escape' doesn't apply,"he snapped, "to what I'm doing.You're escaping. You'll creepinto the microcosm and sit therelike a seed that won't grow. Youcan't fight the Authority from themicrocosm. That way is utter passivityand death. My way is fightingback. I'm going into hyper-space.My ship and I'll become sohuge and powerful I'll throw sunsaround like snowballs. I'll tossmeteors around like gra                        
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