 Why did Alis tell Don that he should order his eggs scrambled for breakfast the next morning?
Radio messages stated simply that Superior had seceded from Earth. Communicating by radiophone across the vast pit, they confirmed that the town undoubtedly was missing. Someone pointed out that October 31 was Halloween and that midnight was the witching hour. The Pentagon and the Atomic Energy Commission denied that they had been conducting secret experiments. One other radio message came from Superior, now airborne, on that first day. Don Cort had been dozing in what passed for the club car on the Buckeye Cannonball when the train braked to a stop. The redhead across the aisle in whom Don had taken a passing interest earlier in the evening asked, "Why did we stop?" Don hesitated, shrugged at the redhead, said, "Excuse me," and followed the conductor. Don made his way up to the locomotive and found a bigger knot of people gathered in front of the cowcatcher. Don saw two men who must have been the engineer and the fireman talking to an old bearded gentleman wearing a civil defense helmet, a topcoat and riding boots. Nevertheless, Don could see that it apparently was a neat, sharp edge, not one of your old ragged, random edges such as might have been caused by an explosion. He didn't have to stand on tiptoe any more than he had to sit on the edge of his seat during the exciting part of a movie, but the situation seemed to call for it. "Overnight," Geneva Jervis said.
 It was difficult for him to cut them with the briefcase handcuffed to himself.
 It was difficult for him to cut them with the briefcase handcuffed to himself.  They were better cooked that way in the cafeteria.  Because there were more available scrambled.  Because they were not cooked in water when they were scrambled.