 What was the monstrosity that Moran cut apart with his torch?
I. Moran cut apart the yard-long monstrosity with a slash of flame. Now it lay astern, and Moran could see the planet that had been chosen for his marooning. Moran observed these things from the control-room of the Nadine , then approaching the world on planetary drive. Moran, at least, would be picked out as a fugitive from Coryus Three. Blaster in hand, he'd made the Nadine take off from Coryus III with a trip-tape picked at random for guidance. It could have travelled at almost any speed in practically any direction for a length of time that was at least indefinite. Only people accustomed to desperate actions would have remained so calm when Moran had used desperate measures against them.
 A worm that had grown out of control.
 A worm that had grown out of control.  A roach that had grown out of control.  A mosquito that had grown out of control.  A beetle that had grown out of control.