I Very fidgety, the fat lady next to him.- II They were flying over gentle crimson hills.- III Helias slept fitfully.- IV "Why did you do that?".- V The next morning it rained.- VI Seated behind his enormous desk.- VII A sort of autumn had arrived.- VIII The professor, with his most blissful expression.- IX As they came closer to Mars.- X The pilot and the prisoner had reached the shuttle.- XI Nothing moved in the silent valley.- XII Helias was stretched out on the floor of his room.- XIII "Are they high enough yet?".- XIV The meeting had left Helias Kadler shaken and confused.- XV In that moment, Helias could remember very little of his conjectures.- XVI But Dr. Kadler, that hot afternoon near a sea on the planet Thaýma.- XVII Helias had sat down on the step.- XVIII Everything had ended well.