“Why would they want to invade?”
I shrugged. “Why did Hitler andStalin carve up Poland? Why did Stalin invade and take over theBaltic nations? It’s not a particularly complicated question,especially with Stalin. He ruled a huge nation, the largest onEarth.He seized three very little nations which couldn’t hurt the SovietUnion if they tried. Maybe the Saturnians think the universe isn’tbig enough for them and other races. It’s impossible to know whatdrives an alien mind.”
“I agree with you. We can’tpostpone our voyage. But let’s don’t waste one extra minute. Moveup our departure time. Let’s get everybody aboard in two hours.Then we exit.”
“All the supplies loaded?”
She nodded. “Yes. I’m sounding thealarm. Liftoff time is one hundred and twenty minutes. At T-minus121we’re heading for Veg
