THREE DAYS LATER, AMID a cloud of generally satisfied feelings, Edway Tarnhorst and Peter Danley took the ship back to Earth.
“I cannot, of course, give you a copy of my report,” Tarnhorst had told Georges Alhamid. “That is for the eyes of the Committee only. However, I may say that I do not find the Belt Companies or the governments of the Belt Cities at fault. Do you want to know my personal opinion?”
“I would appreciate it, Mr. Tarnhorst,” Georges had said.
“Carelessness. Just plain carelessness on the part of the workers. That is what has caused your rise in death rates. You people out here in the Belt have become too used to being in space. Familiarity breeds contempt, Mr. Alhamid.
“Steps must be taken to curb that carelessness. I suggest a publicity campaign of some kind. The peo
