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Greg leaped across the room , caught up the stunner , and then sank to the floor panting . `` All right , '' he said as his breath came back , `` that 's all . Your ship may have trouble finding us now ... but I bet our pilot can get us back to Mars . '' * * * * * When they left the Sun Lake City infirmary it was almost noon , and the red sun was gleaming down from overhead . Walking slowly , the Hunter twins moved along the surface street toward the U.N. building . `` He 'll recover without any trouble , '' the doctor had assured them . `` He caught the stunner beam in the shoulder , and it will be a while before he can use it , but Johnny Coombs will be hard to keep down . ''