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[i]To the south of the Cape area you have twelve miles of civilian territory. It is full of motels called Sea Missile Motel, Vanguard Motel, Satellite Motel and Starlite Motel, all efficiently air-conditioned, all temporarily filled with brass and missile men; and all also inhabited by tourists who stare at the generals and missile men. For reasons which are probably historical, the Starlite is considered the center, Convair Astronautics has its office there. There is also a press room with Western Union in evidence - if only during the daylight hours.(What do you do when they fire at night? But let's not go into the problems of the press.) I derived a small amount of private amusement from the fact that the manager of the Starlite bears the name of Landwirth. This German word has two meanings; the one that flashed into my mind is its meaning of 'Country Inn Keeper.' Country? Well, yes, you can say so, since it isn't a city. But inn? With neon signs, hot and cold water, long lines of Cadillacs and air-conditioning?[/i]
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