Chapter 19. Destroy to Live.

Bond looked anxiously at the concentric circles on the radar scope.

They moved its innocently and treacherously as the ripples left by a drowning man.

How do we know they haven't already re-entered?

We don't.

Holly pummeled the controls and the moonraker hurled itself through space.

"'Look, that's them!'

Holly glanced knowingly at the three pinpoints on the screen.

The one nearest the centre of the circles pulsed the most dynamically.

"'We should make visual contact in a few seconds.'

"'You mean I should be able to see something? said Bond.

Why the hell don't you speak English?

He looked down at the ranging screen of the laser gun.

And how do you fire this thing?

Very accurately, if you want to save our lives.

Holly took her eyes off the controls to glance out of the forward window.

Have you ever been to a fairground?

Two red images will appear on that screen. They represent us and the individual nerve gas globes. Manipulate the two

knobs until the circles overlap. They will then turn into one green circle. That means you are on

target. Then press the fire button. I'll switch you on to automatic and program through the positions of the

spheres. She spoke urgently, but without any edge of panic. Bond, who loved order and calm in a woman,

loved her at that moment. He looked ahead and saw something glinting in space. Here you are.

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