 Who will likely be in charge of all future decisions for Superior?
Radio messages stated simply that Superior had seceded from Earth. The state police converged on the former site of Superior from several directions. The train's schedule called for it to pass through but not stop at Superior at 11:58. The Pentagon and the Atomic Energy Commission denied that they had been conducting secret experiments. A few minutes later he had relayed a message from Superior, formerly of Ohio, addressed to whom it might concern: It said that Superior had seceded from Earth. One other radio message came from Superior, now airborne, on that first day. 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.
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