A startled voice came out of the speaker: "What's that?"

"_Chee_," said Murgatroyd zestfully.

The communicator was talking to him. Murgatroyd adored three things,

in order. One was Calhoun. The second was coffee. The third was

pretending to converse like a human being. The speaker said

explosively, "You there, identify yourself!"

"_Chee-chee-chee-chee!_" observed Murgatroyd. He wriggled with

pleasure and added, reasonably enough, "_Chee!_"

The communicator bawled, "Calling ground! Calling ground! Listen to

this! Something that ain't human's talking at me on a communicator!

Listen in an' tell me what to do!"

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