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Tarzan on Mars
XXII
"AND WE ARE DONE. YOU AND I!"
DAWN had not yet come to Lothar ere the furtive
shadow of a one man scout ship passed above its walls. There
was no air patrol, nor had an organized sentinel system as yet
been established. It was too soon after the battle.
Kar Komak could not know of the great battle which had
been fought in Lothar the previous afternoon and half through
the night. He could only observe a few torches here and there
in the streets, and the presence of thoats in many of the
courtyards forewarned him of the occupancy of green men.
At first, he had approached the city warily, but after a
brief examination of it, he arrived at the conclusion that
perhaps only a few square haads surrounding the central
portion were inhabited. Therefore, he circled it and came in
low over the deserted eastern section. Both moons had gone
below the horizon and the night was conveniently obscure as
he brought his flier in upon a rooftop and moored it there to
await his return.
Cauatiously, he advance toward the center of the city on
foot, keeping to the narrower streets which would be less
likely to be frequented by the present inhabitants. As he drew
nearer to his goal, he became certain that the great palace,
formerly occupied by Tario, was again the center of activities.
Also, he was aware of something intangible different
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