 Why was Baker hesitant to send his employees on an enforced vacation?
He could be excused this time, however, for this was only our third day on Jupiter's Eighth Moon, and the country was still strange to us. Five minutes later Grannie was shaking his hand vigorously and mumbling introductions. Apparently these adjustments moved planes or fins on the kite and accounted for the car's ability to move in any direction. Failure to produce during a period of thirty days or more, and you lose all rights." Jimmy Baker led the way down to a lower level where a huge laboratory and experimental shop ran the length of the building. Directly behind the windscreen, backs turned to me, were Jimmy Baker, Grannie, and Xartal.
 He feared they would lose chartered rights with Spacolonial
 He feared they would have too much difficulty getting the employees back to work.  He feared that would not stop the plague of Red Spot Fever.  He feared they would lose chartered rights with Spacolonial  He feared their work would suffer from the break.