The Far Star  was two days out in space, when  Hober Mallow, in his privatequarters with  Senior Lieutenant Drawt,  handed him an envelope,  a roll ofmicrofilm, and a silvery spheroid.
"As of an hour from now, Lieutenant, you're Acting Captain of the Far Star,until I return, 杘r forever."Drawt  made a  motion of  standing but  Mallow waved him  down imperiously.
"Quiet, and listen. The  envelope contains the exact location of the planetto which you're to  proceed. There you will wait for me for two months. If,before the two months  are up, the Foundation locates you, the............