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id: 23509
title: The Beast of Space
author: Hardart, F. E.
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  Scooping the small beast up under his good arm, he quickly climbed the Nat''s glance swept the room, came to rest on the figure of a heavy duty Followed by Digger, he walked quietly toward the next cave on the left, wall, swung the light of his torch in a wide, swift arc about the room. "Back, Digger!" he thought as he drew away from the globes. quartz-like material at the side of the door glowed in the heat from He thrust the shoulder of his good arm against the heavy door, swung it He leaped halfway across the room toward the door in the opposite wall. Her limp form was held tightly under his good arm as Nat hurried down and another creature, looking much like him, surrounded by small Nat straddled Digger''s writhing body, held the spacehound motionless Nat had barely raised his ship from the Asteroid Moira when he saw the


id: 50022
title: The Wailing Asteroid
author: Leinster, Murray
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  "I''ve got something to say, Sandy," said Burke painfully. appalling fact that signals came to Earth from a place where men could Sandy and Pam worked quite as hard in the office as Burke and Holmes Burke blew up unreasonably, and Sandy said "I quit!" In seconds, he had the time for the ship out there is right now!" Burke said. "Somebody answered that call from Earth," said Burke heavily, "and the Burke, Holmes, Keller, Sandy and Pam became national heroes and "I came to find out what''s here," said Burke, "and why it''s signaling "Holmes and Keller are out," said Burke. "Sandy," said Burke unhappily, "I know I''m acting like a fool." Keller turned and blinked at Burke, and then said happily, "Look!" Burke and Keller came back to the ship together. "They went to Earth," said Burke tonelessly. Burke looked up with a start as Sandy said, "I''ve thought of something,


id: 58748
title: Escape Velocity
author: Fontenay, Charles L.
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  then Kraag held his patience, because he wanted Jonner to come back to "I want to talk to Stein when he comes around," said Jonner. "Good morning, Kraag," said Jonner. Jonner, Kraag hung a heat-gun on one of the hooks at his spacesuit''s "I''m going to get you, Jonner," said Kraag grimly. "Okay, Jonner, I know when I''m licked," said Kraag. "Let''s see the hooks, Kraag," said Jonner. "Damn you, Jonner!" Kraag reached behind him for the gun and at the Jonner''s rocks were a better weapon than a heat-gun, Kraag realized. Kraag picked up Jonner''s pistol and made his way down to the airlock. Jonner was moving away now, though he couldn''t have known Kraag was "Using my gun now, eh, Kraag?" Jonner said. Afraid now that Jonner would get into the sphere, Kraag scuttled back Kraag leveled Jonner''s gun and fired at the yellow sphere.


id: 51240
title: The Addicts
author: Samachson, Joseph
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  entirely for her own good, as he had told himself a dozen times in wonderful, except those who did not share their taste for the drug. been good-humored when she tried to slip the antidote into his food. killing time before the shadows outside killed it for her for good and thinking means the ability to tackle real problems--hard problems that He said, "_You_ talk of not being able to think!" He noticed that Louise had shuddered again, and said, in the manner started to look for us, it''ll take a long time to find us." next half hour he would enjoy himself simply by looking at Louise, and He tried to think of how he had reacted the first time he had taken know the wonderful feeling the drug gave. He said bitterly, "You''re the addict now and I''m cured." Louise said, "_They''ve_ swallowed the tablets! doses--enough to drug every beast on the asteroid!"


id: 60809
title: Gravy Train
author: Galouye, Daniel F.
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  Titus McWorther, Potentate And it so happened that as Titus McWorther''s order was en route, the Wharton Hoverly, undersecretary of cosmic aid for the Western Cluster, "Put McWorther''s World on a Class A aid Netath, _prime minister_ of a place called Gauyuth-Six. He wants an Extension and Potentate McWorther, between Premier Netath and Titus McWorther, "Did you take care of the McWorther World aid consignment?" he asked. Many light years away, the Emperor of the Eastern Cluster whirled Fortunately, disposal onto the surface of McWorther''s World had said, "McWorther''s World must figure prominently in their planning. "This," said Twenty-Seventh Vice-President Wheeler of Rear-Sobucks, diffused light was coming through from McWorther''s Sun. Titus poured himself another mintless, sugarless, iceless julep. "This," said Titus stiffly, "_is_ McWorther''s World." But Titus turned his back on the man, abruptly facing his wife. From space, he watched the end of McWorther''s World. Titus and Edna McWorther have given up rustic retirement.


id: 61810
title: Revolt in the Ice Empire
author: Cummings, Ray
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  little world, from which our Earth might learn much. their charts had named it Zura--a dark, cold little world of perhaps atmosphere of the dark little world, let us through to its bleak, then, from the laboratory, came Dr. Livingston''s gasp: "John, look--" We had said nothing to Duroh and Carruthers about the Xalite, fearing weird convex surface of little Zura came up at us. Carruthers and Duroh now were up, with the little white Zurians The little white Zurians who were leading we advanced, the whole little Zurian world seemed turning forward and "You are the leader of your men?" Tara said quietly to Duroh. door-oval one of the little white Zurian guards was coming forward, At Tara''s appearance on the little height, a great shout went up. two or three of the little white Zurian guards who evidently had "Tell me more of what I will see on earth," Tara said.


id: 61766
title: Asteroid H277—Plus
author: Walton, Harry
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  Jon Akars, petty officer of the Sun Line freighter _Cinnabar_, backed he wasn''t dead, Akars knew. Akars climbed the short ladder into the life ship''s tiny control Then, thinking of Jordan again, Akars cursed. As Jordan closed in Akars Found aboard the tender, Jordan''s body would convict him. Akars struck out--a hard flat hand blow that rocked Jordan''s head and To cut the time shorter he''d let Jordan wear a space suit No ship would ever come close enough to it to make out a man''s body, Akars shut off power, held the tender immovable by a weak repulsion space suit, as Jordan was, and they were no longer in the ship, but on Akars tried to sit up, discovered that he was bound--and that Jordan ship''s log to be kept aboard life tenders at all times. it along, Akars, and I found it when I found the Urulium, safe and


id: 62109
title: The Star Mouse
author: Brown, Fredric
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  "Und so, Mitkey, ve shall place this vane so--it iss only of assistance "Did you effer see der Mouse you vas named after, Mitkey? Loogk, this is der original Mitkey Mouse, by Valt Dissney. Und der marchin iss so narrow that so mudch as an air current might my boor little Mitkey, der moon iss not made of green cheese und if "Mitkey, you shall be der Star-Mouse! iss a very small viery trail und der astronomers vill not notice it, "He iss going to be a very vamous mouse, Minnie, this Mitkey of ours, vhen ve tell der vorld about him und about mein rocket. Bemj: "Mitkey, are you sure your Herr Brofessor iss der most advanced "Mitkey," said Klarloth one day, "all der civilized races on Earth year "Ve haff done our best, Mitkey, to set und time der rocket so it vill


id: 62313
title: Oridin''s Formula
author: Winterbotham, R. R. (Russell Robert)
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  "Your threats are unnecessary, stranger," Oridin replied in the Oridin was not afraid; the visitor probably would be interesting. [Illustration: _"Open up," Caddo snarled, "or I''ll blow my way in!"_] "I''m not afraid of you," Caddo said in a tone that hinted he was. Caddo removed his helmet and holstered his blaster, but Oridin noted "Do not be alarmed," Oridin said. "I want the secret of the universe!" Caddo spoke tensely. Oridin rose and moved toward a safe under two clocks on the wall across "Wait!" Caddo halted Oridin. "The beginning is _real zero_!" Caddo spoke aloud. "Which is different from a mathematical zero," Oridin said. Caddo forgot about Oridin. had seemed only a short time since Caddo had landed. "You can have the reward," Oridin said. They found Caddo in the lounge of Oridin''s house chewing on a book Once again, Oridin was a recluse and he


id: 62168
title: Asteroid of the Damned
author: Pohl, Frederik
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  were called Kiddies, looked like seven-year-old Earthly children, and "All right if you like," MacCauley said absently. office of Tri-Planet Law knew, and had told Mac. That was all their There was a TPL office on Pallas, of course, but it was a one-man course, except that the man Mac was after wasn''t at this particular definite reason for Mac to follow the metals-mad asterite. "Damn!" was the best Mac could do, but he said it with feeling. Mac fumbled a crumpled cigarette from his pocket and thought miserably "Hey!" Mac said uselessly. Of course, it had to be the Kiddie who lifted Mac''s roll. Mac dropped the Kiddie and spun around, automatically reaching for a "Okay," said Mac, satisfied, and went out behind the Kiddie. Mac just had time to think of the possibility that the Kiddie had behind Mac. He spun again, to see the Kiddie, his shoulder and half his


id: 62915
title: And the Gods Laughed
author: Brown, Fredric
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  what kind of flappy little ears they''ve got, and we put a couple of "How''d you happen to have zircon earrings along?" Blake Powers asked Charlie said, "I''ve heard of men biting dogs, but earrings wearing I said, "If you read about the trip, you know we left Earth about "Or unless earrings wore _them_," said Charlie. Blake said, "I don''t want to know what you mean. I said, "But of course with animals like that, you never _know_ whether "The earrings," said Blake. the ship over an hour--so we went back to the village to collect Lecky "Inside the ship, as soon as Lecky got his breath back--the last "Shut up Blake," Charlie said. till I started back to the ship with Lecky and Haynes. Blake said, "Sit down, Charlie. Blake said, "And I thought that yarn Charlie just told was a


id: 61855
title: Phantom of the Seven Stars
author: Cummings, Ray
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  Lovely Brenda Carson, scholarly Jerome, pompous "Phantom bandit?" Brenda Carson murmured. little _Seven Stars_ ought not to be much of a prize for the phantom "The Phantom raider!" Young Philip Carson was echoing Arthur Jerome''s The talk went on, and presently as I glanced up to the little control deck, turned a distant corner of the little superstructure. Brenda and Philip Carson came of a cultured and once-rich family in Our little _Seven Stars_ was cut off from Earth or Mars communication! Pressure suits, powered as I knew by tiny gravity-repulsers and a Good Lord--poor little thing--" Kellogg murmured. on the little _Seven Stars_ which they understood would pass very close in space the little _Seven Stars_ quite evidently had lost her interior green glow of unreality throughout all the little ship. Then Jerome moved to his space-flight controls; through the tiny My heart pounded suddenly as Jerome locked his space-controls and


id: 61843
title: Exit From Asteroid 60
author: James, D. L. (Daniel Lewis)
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  of reverie-gas, probably held in a Martian tentacle, under Bormon''s of a Martian guard sounded in Bormon''s ears. of ore that''s dumped into their machine, here on Echo, gets to Mars After a moment of thought, Bormon replied, "Cyclotronic action." ore across space to the south magnetic pole of Mars. "Keith, we''ve got to tackle one of the Mart guards," Bormon told him, Everything settled, Calbur moved up near the opening, so that his Martian''s ray-tube just as Calbur, delayed with having to drag his Bormon handed him a ray-tube. Having cleared the armor, Bormon climbed inside--space suit and one of the baskets was presently filled--for the last time, Bormon Behind him came Calbur, dragging the basket of ore--for lacking a Calbur couldn''t get away from Echo, then he''d see that at least some Quickly Bormon moved from behind the ship. Frantically, Bormon focused the ether-wave on Calbur''s helmet, hurling Bormon opened his eyes, and light


id: 62186
title: Space Oasis
author: Gallun, Raymond Z.
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  I found Nick Mavrocordatus scanning the bulletin board at the Haynes Shipping Office on Enterprize Asteroid, when I came back with a load of You''d think the Haynes Company would like to keep I''d seen and heard Norman Haynes act and talk like this before. Better come to our old space jaloppy, the _Corfu_." hairs in the larynx of Geedeh, the little Martian scientist, whom Nick Irene looked like a bold little kewpie, her dark head of tousled, curly and so forth, would take a lot of trade away from the Haynes Shipping "We need you, Chet," Irene said, her eyes appealing. Geedeh, Irene, and Pa Mavrocordatus following me. Though Pa Mavrocordatus kept cursing Haynes continuously, and Geedeh They were coming to stop Norman Haynes'' madness. head of the Haynes Shipping Company to guess what the little Martian trouble with Norman Haynes, now, except that the air was a little


id: 62569
title: The Monster Maker
author: Bradbury, Ray
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  Click Hathaway''s camera was loaded and he stood there listening Click Hathaway felt the ship move under him like a sensitive animal''s Hathaway felt himself grabbed; he and Marnagan rattled "If we walk in opposite directions, Click Hathaway, we''d be shaking Hathaway went on saying his thoughts: "This is Gunther''s work. Marnagan said, "We''re working on margin, and we got nothin'' to sweat Hathaway yelled and ran, Marnagan at his heels, lumbering. Marnagan standing there with a useless gun pointed at the animals. When Click finished filming, Irish sat down to save oxygen, and used it Hathaway said it, loud: "Irish! "And to think we let them hole us in that way, Click Hathaway, you Marnagan was making good progress ahead of Hathaway. And before Hathaway could object, Marnagan walked off. "Irish!" Hathaway snapped that, his face lighting up. Gunther''s men didn''t run, Hathaway eh?" Marnagan whacked Hathaway on the back.


id: 62416
title: Juggernaut of Space
author: Cummings, Ray
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  and Shorty, Vivian and Mack came stumbling in, standing an instant, in the dim crimson glow now I could see Mack, Vivian and Blaine fairly Both Radaks and Lei lived always in great underground caverns with "The Great Mind--want see you now," one of the Radaks said. Radak ruler''s judgment, Blaine the banker, Mack the derelict, Shorty, Then the ancient Radak Ruler''s smouldering gaze was upon Mack''s head. Radaks caught Shorty and me; with almost machine-like strength the Radak Ruler, but a little squat grey figure standing guard there, gazing defiantly at the oncoming Radaks--Mack who on Earth probably Blaine, from that moment when the Radak guards hustled him away from "So you are planning to kill everyone on Earth," Blaine said. Blaine''s heart leaped as Ratan unclipped the little cylinder from his With a startled shout, the little Radak leaped at Blaine. Shorty clutched his knife; I held the Radak-gun as we


id: 61967
title: The Star of Satan
author: Hasse, Henry
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  Prokle only lived for the time when he''d get back to Chicago, and Garth was Prokle, too, who had hung the name "Hype" on Garth and made him waited, Garth told Prokle the content of the message. Garth turned to his partner and said, "You know, Prokle, that''s one of the huge liner had drifted toward M3 and so Garth and Prokle got Prokle had just turned a worried face to Garth, and the latter moved "Wait a minute!" Garth said severely as Prokle started off. As Prokle moved away Garth called a final instruction: "Contact me Prokle looked into the blackness and saw two tiny points of light Garth looked straight at Prokle and spoke calmly: "Maybe he knows it Garth didn''t finish, but Prokle nodded and said the last word for him. That was enough for Prokle; and Garth, too, was sure his own eyes were


id: 61919
title: Dead Man''s Planet
author: Winterbotham, R. R. (Russell Robert)
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  "Yes, Alf. What''s the trouble." Mick Conner was sealing his space suit. "Look at that stuff, Mick," Alf spoke into his radio telephone. As Alf shot into the sky beside him, Mick noted that the ground was away in a small gully were reddish flowers that looked like roses in "You''re a strange man, Ghor," Mick said. "You see the plants are really native of Dead Man''s planet, but "These flowers are beautiful," Ghor said, like a doctor of philosophy another rose, just like the first that Ghor had broken from the stem. Mick''s perplexity over the degree of trust to be placed in Ghor wavered body of Ghor''s father on the ledge above the buried space ship. "There are a few mobile plants on Dead Man''s planet." Ghor explained. slashed down the budded stalk with his ray gun, Ghor halted. Man, you''re a hero!" Mick said.


id: 62040
title: Monster of the Asteroid
author: Cummings, Ray
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  The little figure ten feet away, stood impassive. I could see that Dora now was staring at that little lurking figure. that square, box-like, wide-shouldered little thing were something "That--that little thing that stood watching us," she said. pallid rectangle where now I saw a weird box-like thing lurching as it A little square, box-like thing mounted on two jointed and a little knife-like finger came out on a tentacle arm and waved monster likes Torkine, so he''s the boss of us humans. half a dozen of the little box-like Physicals, all identical, were little things pulling at me, like poor Blair''s young wife, with arms box-like little Physicals. Torkine, with one of the weird little shapes on a little natural dais which faced the glowing house of the monster. Little box-like parts of the great monster with an Then suddenly behind him the little box-bodies of Physicals had


id: 62075
title: Gods of Space
author: Cummings, Ray
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  Actually, Atwood cared very little what strange form of life might vines of the swaying forest-top, Atwood was at a loss for words. And now she was staring at Atwood, another of God''s servants, like A Man-God. She stared with a little color coming into her "I think I understand," Atwood said at last. These _genes_--hideous monsters here on this little world, held in numbly Atwood stared at it; an inch-long blob of glow, with a tiny thing of horror--a round, glowing, luminous pulpy mass, big as Atwood patch, Atwood could see what seemed a weird little human settlement. of the weird little village, Atwood had a better look at the leader tell to the Great-Selah that the Man-God has come." Bohr''s wide heavy made a God now?" Atwood murmured. Atwood''s body struck him full so that he rocked, staggered a little, Atwood and the girl--escaping Gods, from a


id: 62324
title: Grifters'' Asteroid
author: Gold, H. L. (Horace Leonard)
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  Joe reeled aside, and Harvey saw what had upset his partner. Harvey and Joe were breathing hard from having gulped the water so "Friend," said Harvey, taking out a wallet and counting off eight "Let''s say ten buckos a liter," the mayor said. "Now do you see, my hot-tempered colleague?" said Harvey as he and Joe "It leads _to_ the saloon," said Harvey, his eyes rapidly tracing the "You''ll find everything you want in the back room," Johnson said "Medicine," Harvey propounded, "should taste like medicine." To Joe he Harvey and Joe looked at each other. "It''s only water we were short of," Harvey said apprehensively. "Your hospitality," said Harvey, "depends on the prices you charge." "Let''s take a look at the menu, anyhow, Joe," he said guardedly. "Quite," said Harvey. "To make a long story, Mr. Johnson," he said, "Joseph and I were among "I can''t understand it," said Harvey.


id: 63150
title: The Soul Eaters
author: Conover, William
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  Dennis Brooke had lost count of the times he''d read Marla''s last Dennis Brooke''s space-tanned features had gone pale. "When do I leave, Commander!" Dennis Brooke''s voice was like a javelin Inside the liner, Captain Dennis Brooke had finished making a detailed Dennis, Tom Jeffery and Scotty Byrnes raced to the control room, "Considering the gravity of this planetoid," Dennis Brooke said "Easy, Dallas, Randall''s a kid, give ''im a chance." Dennis observed. Scotty suddenly thought of Captain Brooke and Tom Jeffery who had gone Twisting his head slowly, Captain Dennis looked at his navigator in Captain Dennis stood his ground, Dallas beside him. All but Captain Dennis, Dallas, Jeffery Turning at last, Captain Dennis strode back to the ship, and slowly the Captain Dennis Brooke come to parley with him were something quite too murmur, Dennis saw two guards leave the airlock of the pirate cruiser.


id: 63130
title: Mr. Meek Plays Polo
author: Simak, Clifford D.
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  "Like dewdrops in the black of space," Meek mumbled to himself. "I haven''t got a navigator," Meek said, quietly. "This Gus Hamilton," said Meek. "That''s right," said Gus, "and I''m fixing to go over into Thirty-seven "Space polo," said Gus. "All we want to know," Gus told him, "is what you think of space polo." "Space polo," declared Meek, "is a noble game. "Then you''re the gentleman who has bugs," said Meek. "Wouldn''t it, though," declared Gus. Meek squinted his eyes and pounced on the floor, scrabbling on hands "You ain''t going to do a blessed thing," said Gus. "We''ll lose sure if Gus can''t play," said Jensen, "and me with "Meek could play in Gus'' place." "I will play," said Meek. Suddenly a rocket flared from the referee''s ship and with a jerk Meek Meek have time to wonder what had happened to the ship. "I know," said Meek.


id: 63401
title: The Happy Castaway
author: McDowell, Robert Emmett
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  He said, "My name''s Jonathan Fawkes. She pointed to the wreck of a small space freighter a dozen feet away. "Oh!" said the girl, biting her lips. "Everybody thought your space ship hit a meteor," he said. They''re like horses," she said. Jonathan turned around, started back for the space ship. Jonathan threw himself down backwards, kicked the girl''s feet out from "I''m not afraid," said Jonathan hotly. "Centaurs!" Jonathan Fawkes said, not believing his eyes. A flock of girls streamed out of the wrecked space ship. "He''s a man," said the green-eyed blonde. "You look exhausted," said Ann. Jonathan dragged himself back from the edge of sleep. Ann said to Olga; "Help me with these boots." But they resisted every "Not your feet, silly," said Ann. "Sure enough?" said Jonathan with involuntary interest. "I''m Jonathan Fawkes," said the castaway as he panted up, "pilot for "I like it here," continued Jonathan.


id: 63527
title: Cosmic Yo-Yo
author: Rocklynne, Ross
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  neither Bob nor Queazy would have thought of sending an answering The "asteroid in your back yard" idea had been Bob Parker''s originally. A rich girl''s ship, Bob Parker thought angrily. Bob Parker came to, the emptiness of remote starlight in his face. no asteroid, no girl, no Queazy. Bob saw the girl now, standing a little behind Queazy, looking down at Bob came slowly to his feet, and matched Queazy''s slowly growing anger. Bob looked at Queazy dismally. Bob Parker was in love with Starre Lowenthal. for Bob brought the hauler''s speed down to zero--and Starre Lowenthal''s Most of Bob''s time was spent on the surface of the asteroid. And finally, when Bob tore the ship and prisoned asteroid from their Then Bob dropped the ship until it was Bob followed his directions, slowly brought the asteroid, And Bob reached the asteroid as it went to pieces


id: 63633
title: Out of the Iron Womb!
author: Anderson, Poul
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  no air, no heat, no water or life or work of man, only a Redness flamed before his eyes, red like Valeria''s hair blowing across "Yes," said Lundgard quietly. "You Humanists talk a lot about ''man''s right to variability,''" said He opened his eyes, wearily, like an old man. A long time, in which to talk and laugh with Valeria. Accuse Lundgard to his face--no, the man undoubtedly carried that hand ripped aside Lundgard''s curtain, the other got him by the throat. Lundgard''s free hand came around, edged out to slam him in the "How should I know?" said Lundgard. "How should I know?" said Lundgard. Lundgard''s thought was good. At last Lundgard said, almost "It won''t work against a spacesuit," said Bo. Lundgard laughed. "Well, you can never tell," said Lundgard mildly. to make sure, and faced away from Lundgard. When he got up to the _Sirius_, using a tank Lundgard would never need,


