It had plainly been brought out from inside the strange vessel.

He looked at the strange vessel that filled the main viewscreen.

And the gap scout had al- ready been attacked by one strange vessel.

Here only a fool would accept a strange armed vessel at its face value.

His excitement at the news of the strange vessel was intense.

Now the strange vessel showed her starboard side to them.

But though they all took their turns, and kept a watch on the sea for any strange vessel, none appeared.

Very little sand was now left in the top half of the strange vessel.

Now Ariadne could be sure that the strange vessel was coming in to land.

Could see that every second it was becoming more difficult for the strange vessel to hold its course.