human
And you must also remember, continued the doctor,
gpt
Well, you certainly have a pretty clear idea of how to steer the course all the way, Doctor. And I was hasty enough to think you had overlooked this entire phase of the subject!
human
Indeed, I have thought of it very much. And we should not enjoy all these advantages if we had not started just before opposition. At any other time the Earth's shadow would not point toward Mars, nor would the transit of the Earth over the Sun be of any use to us.
gpt
All this reassures me greatly, I replied;
human
It must be time for breakfast, put in the doctor.
gpt
Will you see how tempting a meal you can prepare?