"The rest of the materials inside your submarine must have floated-must have flown around! What did you think?” "Some people,” Lebret confessed, "suggested poltergeists.” "Poltergeists!” Dakkar's huge face registered astonishment. "Are you all idiots?” "It was a chaotic time,” said Lebret, weakly. "Poltergeists!” repeated Dakkar, disbelievingly. "I was certain it would be scientists who responded to my message! Instead they have sent down a clutch of gullible mystics and table-rappers!” He sounded genuinely disgusted.