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The Thing from the Sea (continued . . .)

















	
















	
	Inside the alien mass that crouched
	like a submerged monster of the deep . . .

	
	. . . Janno, Keren and Roffa were imprisoned in
	airtight capsules of transparent fibre.

	
	All about them, the inhabitants of the vast,
	water-filled interior went about their tasks.

	
	Suddenly, the water level began to drop
	—and the strange people placed curiously-
	shaped devices into their throats.

	
	When the water had gone, the three
	captives were released from the
	capsules and led towards a
	commanding figure.

	
	So ! The
	Trigan prisoners !

	
	And who
	are you ?

	
	I am Ura Zircon, Lord
	of the planet Thalla.


























	
















	
	Our mother planet lies in the distant galaxy of
	Cerris, and is entirely covered by water. We are
	a water-breathing people. Regrettably, Thalla
	is moving inexorably nearer to one of its suns,
	which means that the surface of the planet
	will one day be a boiling mass . . .

	
	Mindful of my people's peril, I caused this conquest-
	machine to be constructed, so that we could leave
	Thalla and win another planet for our home.

	
	When all was ready, we launched
	ourselves in the machine and
	journeyed to Elekton—a planet
	whose way of life, speech and
	customs we had studied by
	long-range systems in our
	technology. 

	
	Since then, the
	destroying units
	of the machine
	have been doing
	their work.
	Soon—with all
	civilisation in chaos
	—Elekton will
	be ours !

	
	The three Trigans listened in awe and alarm
	to the rest of Ura Zircon's speech.

	
	Armed with the devices which enable
	them to breathe out of water, units
	of my people have infiltrated into the
	towns and cities of the surface. My
	own daughter is among them . . .

	
	She goes by the name of Sorra, and
	has gained herself a position of
	trust at the side of your emperor
	himself. Her task—when the time
	comes—will be to destroy Trigo !

	
	Meanwhile, back at the
	Imperial Palace at Trigan
	City, the Emperor Trigo
	spoke approvingly to his
	new secretary

	
	You have done your
	work well, Sorra. I am
	pleased with you.

	
	You are
	too kind,
	Imperial Majesty.

This installment was originally published in Look and Learn issue no. 469 on 9 January 1971.