Colony One Mars (Colony Mars #1)

by Gerald M. Kilby

breathing was heavy.

Adrenaline

hurriedly got into

momentarily relieved

bulky

deserted

half-eaten meal,

in vain.

pull back a veil

methodical investigation

adorned the walls.

furnishings

derelict areas

stripped off

flight-suit clothing.

tatty armchairs.

presumed dead

scrawled in the sand

find some better clues

medlab,

g...

accommodation ...

reluctantly got up

Make a note of any computer terminals you come across.

forensic analysis

wandered ...

antibiotics, painkillers

little creepy.

the bowels of the colony

get a...

didn’t mean to give you a fright.”

galley?”

got a bit of a scare

you’re physically up to it?”

abdicate responsibility.

liability.”

stay calm

he’s gone crazy,

bash my head

looked blankly

sound that way to me,

regained some composure.

don’t get hysterical,

grip,”

workbench.

took a syringe

cyclophromazine.

fending off

slipped in behind

jabbed her in t...