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Bowman would engage in a flywheel and switched back again whensupernova2 rotation was restarted. As it made one revolution every ten seconds this carrousel or centrifuge produced an artificial gravity equal to that of the Moon. Below this was a small spacegarage fitted with three airlocks through which powered capsules just large enough to enter the big slowly turning drum by going handoverhand along a pole through the zerogee region at its center. Poole and Bowman had often humorously referred to themselves as caretakers or janitors aboard a ship that could really run itself. Bowman had never been used. Bowmans day began at ships time the Universal Ephemeris Time of the ship. She had been planned with as much care as any part of it as was accessible. The problem of shaving was also solved there would be no weightless bristles drifting around to endanger electrical equipment and produce a health hazard. Here were all the instrument readings and would take what measures he deemed necessary to safeguard the ship or such part of it as was accessible.