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id: 36189
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  If Monsieur Roger loves me so much; if he gave me, at the terrible moment when I came near dying, the name of his son, it must be because I recalled to him his son; it must be because I resemble his little George


id: 35489
type: WORK_OF_ART
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  Dear Lina: All my papers are printing, with the postscript and all, and are allowed to be very valuable.


id: 35489
type: WORK_OF_ART
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  A General Index of Reference to every Observation of every star in the above mentioned British Catalogue


# bib

id: 19080
author: Hubbard, Elbert
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  People go to church to watch and pray, but a man I know says that women ragweed, while all the time the young man was under the hedge working work in the town making furniture and earn a man''s wage," he said. The year after Galileo issued his book, Porta put out a work much more right for a man to believe what he wished, but to teach others things studied, and worked for years, and I know so little--all I can do is to Just about this time, Humboldt, taking the cue from Goethe, said: "Man wrote a book of three hundred pages called "Darwinism, or the Man-Ape." This time love saw things that the learned men of Upsala failed to life-work, and it so placed him before the world that all he said or did No man ever knew so much about his work as John

title:
  Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 12 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Scientists


id: 16775
title: Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men First Series
author: Arago, François
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  Bailly a Member of the Academy of Sciences.--His Researches I shall have completed the enumeration of Bailly''s astronomical labours BAILLY A MEMBER OF THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES.--HIS RESEARCHES ON JUPITER''S Bailly was named member of the Academy of Sciences the 29th January, Great events may, on a given day, depend on the opinion that the nation When Bailly undertook this general history of Astronomy, the science The mysterious veil that in Bailly''s time covered the East, is in great Bailly was nominated member of the French Academy in the place of M. Master of the Ceremonies having remarked it, approaching Bailly said to the heads of his body-guards, had appeared to Bailly a fine day! Bailly appeared again before the Revolutionary Tribunal, and this time This declaration was presented to Bailly on the day of present day to predict several years in advance the details of the time


id: 25992
title: The Martyrs of Science, or, The lives of Galileo, Tycho Brahe, and Kepler
author: Brewster, David
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  GALILEO, TYCHO BRAHE, AND KEPLER. Sun--Galileo visits Rome--Is summoned before the Inquisition--And The early years of Galileo were, like those of almost all great Galileo observed a remarkable difference in the appearance of their the new planets several times, along with Galileo, at Pisa; and when he The discovery of Jupiter''s satellites suggested to Galileo a new method Having overcome all these difficulties, Galileo''s work was published in Although Galileo had for a long time abandoned his astronomical studies, Benach as a Residence and an Observatory--Kepler visits Tycho--Who Benach as a Residence and an Observatory--Kepler visits Tycho--Who _Tycho resumes his Astronomical Observations--Is attacked with a Although Tycho continued in this new position to observe the planets distinguished men as Tycho, Kepler, and Galileo. 54th year of his age, was observing the heavens at Prague, Kepler, only Galileo and Tycho, whose Tables were calculated by Kepler from the Observations of Tycho, and are


id: 31581
title: The Scarlet Lake Mystery: A Rick Brant Science-Adventure Story
author: Goodwin, Harold L. (Harold Leland)
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  Rick Brant released the sling pouch with his left hand and let it drop "Scotty just won the rock-throwing championship of the East Coast," Rick organization, had received word from Gordon that Rick and Scotty were Barby always felt cheated when Rick and Scotty left the island on some Rick realized the sense of what Scotty said, but he couldn''t stop Rick and Scotty never found out what Big Mac meant by his crack about Scotty probably was right, Rick thought. Rick saw little of Scotty. "But hasn''t the rocket been checked already?" Rick asked. Rick couldn''t tear his eyes from the rocket, even to watch the last of Scotty arrived right behind the fire engines and ran to where Rick boys worked in silence, Rick tackling his own knots again while Scotty When Scotty asked how things were coming, Rick described their Rick and Scotty still had their jobs.


id: 31598
title: The Egyptian Cat Mystery: A Rick Brant Science-Adventure Story
author: Goodwin, Harold L. (Harold Leland)
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  Rick lifted the Egyptian cat and rifled a pass through the closing ranks Hassan led the way like a charging lineman, with Rick in his wake. "Give it to the right Ali Moustafa," Rick said. "Hassan," Rick said at last, "even American science couldn''t keep a Rick asked, still chuckling, "Hassan, do camels always complain like Rick''s hand went to the Egyptian cat in his pocket. Rick and Scotty sat on a box under the antenna while Hassan squatted and "Maybe they sent one for us and three for the cat," Rick said hopefully. Rick searched until he saw what Scotty''s quick eyes had spotted. Rick did so, and the boys went outside to where Hassan waited patiently. As the boys walked to where Hassan waited, Scotty grinned at Rick. Scotty saw him to the door, then turned to Rick. Rick and Scotty turned to look at the mustached man.


id: 5230
title: The Invisible Man: A Grotesque Romance
author: Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
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  "I thought, sir," said Mrs. Hall, "you''d prefer the clock--" "Very useful things indeed they are, sir," said Mrs. Hall. man''s face if I had him stopping in _my_ place," said Henfrey. "So be it," said Mrs. Hall, taking up the table-cloth and beginning "That room''s private!" said Hall, and the stranger shut the door said, and came round from behind the bar towards the parlour door. "Invisible Man," said Cuss, and rushed on to the window. "An Invisible Man!" said Mr. Marvel. "If you shout, I''ll smash your face," said the Invisible Man, "Invisible!" said Kemp, and sat down on a bedroom chair. "Good-night," said Kemp, and shook an invisible hand. "Money," said the Invisible Man, and went again to stare out of the "I don''t know about that tramp of mine," said the Invisible Man, "No," said the Invisible Man, and thought. "The Invisible Man!" said Kemp.


id: 7404
title: John James Audubon
author: Burroughs, John
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  studies and drawings of the birds probably as early as Wilson did his, but Built house in New York on "Minnie''s Land," now Audubon Park. Audubon''s heart was more and more with the birds, and his business more and former life of drawing portraits, giving lessons, painting birds, and Audubon, in the meantime, with his son Victor, and his new artist friend, near Louisville, where Audubon painted birds, landscapes, portraits and of the Crown." In a letter to his wife at this time, Audubon said: "I am Two days later Audubon again saw Scott, and writes in his journal as During these days Audubon was very busy writing, painting, receiving biography of the birds, writing all day, and Mrs. Audubon making a copy of From Boston Audubon returned in October to New York, and thence went drawings of the birds are very spirited and life like, and their


id: 6078
title: Louis Agassiz: His Life and Correspondence
author: Agassiz, Louis
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  First Important Work in Natural History.--Spix''s Brazilian Fishes. English Naturalists concerning Agassiz''s Glacial Theory.--Letter To his father Agassiz only writes of his work at this time: "I have Mr. Dinkel says of Agassiz''s student life at this time:--* (* Extract carry his work to Paris, to the great centre of scientific life, Agassiz and his work on fossil fishes, Reception by Scientific Men. Work on Fossil Fishes there. threw new light on the history of fossil fishes, a work which While Agassiz thus pursued his work on fossil fishes with ardor and from the beginning, the close associate of Agassiz''s glacier work. associated with Agassiz in his work at various times, and when they work, and Agassiz believed, as will be seen by a later letter, that following letter gives some idea of his work at this time. allow time for the completion of the work Agassiz had now on hand.


id: 8664
title: The Glory of the Conquered: The Story of a Great Love
author: Glaspell, Susan
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  long way ahead, and yet not missing the smallest thing close at hand. "He seems to think a great deal of you," said Ernestine, a little said small, mean things in her heart because he stayed to work out his "Yes, but that thing of a spirit moving you," said Beason, more sure of new start; now he was eager to work things out while he felt like this. gotten in its work--oh I''ve studied these things a little too long, old "Tell me some good stories about doctors," said Georgia; "I want to use "Mother doesn''t like this new way of telling a story," said Georgia; "she "I do not think Karl is very well," said Ernestine, a little coolly. it be in the heart of things to let a man feel that way, if he had Why did she say things like that to Dr. Parkman after Karl had told


id: 34067
author: Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
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  in science than those of any man of his time, and whose idea of the wrote his historical scientific study [Footnote 2] of the great The greatness of Copernicus''s life-work can best be realized from the which he lived and did his work, we are sure that a great original in the Roman University at the time, says that "Father Kircher''s book these modern times to consider that scientific progress in the interest in many sciences and by various scientific works that showed ideas into the science as the first great observer. science generally in his time, Steno''s discussions of the reason for Stensen worked out the remaining years of his life. the development of modern science possible, came in earlier centuries, great {172} scientific geniuses of all time--one of the men who Like many another advance in science, Haüy''s first great original step has been well said--for science a new century begins every second.

title:
  Catholic Churchmen in Science [First Series] Sketches of the Lives of Catholic Ecclesiastics Who Were Among the Great Founders in Science


id: 36189
title: In Search of a Son
author: Walsh, William Shepard
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  "My dear friends," said Roger, turning to Monsieur and Madame Dalize, "Ah, you love drawing?" said Monsieur Roger, looking at Paul. Paul looked at Monsieur Roger, and said, quickly,-When Paul had safely reached the ground, Monsieur Roger said to himself, Monsieur Roger looked at Paul, and, affecting a serious air, he said,-"You are entirely right, my child," said Monsieur Roger; "should Paul "Come, Miss Miette," said Monsieur Roger, who saw this manoeuvre, "you Miss Miette wants to catch me," said Monsieur Roger. Monsieur Roger saw at this moment that Paul was beckoning to Miette to Miss Miette is not satisfied," said Monsieur Roger; "It is the air which is entering the globe," said Monsieur Roger. "Does Miss Miette think, then," said Monsieur Roger, "that if the cloud Miss Miette looked again at Monsieur Roger with a singular air. Miette put on the air of a martyr, and said to Monsieur Roger,--


id: 32269
title: The Caves of Fear: A Rick Brant Science-Adventure Story
author: Goodwin, Harold L. (Harold Leland)
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  Barby, Rick, and Scotty were in the library when Hartson Brant walked "Chahda might know," Rick said. As Zircon tipped the Chinese bearers, Rick asked them, "What time is "About three?" Rick looked at Zircon and Scotty. Rick and Scotty added their thanks to Zircon''s. "Chahda''s cable said to beware of the long shadow," Scotty remembered. Scotty snapped on the light just as the man Rick had slugged staggered "I hope Sing is right about getting there day after tomorrow," Rick said "I''d like to know how they knew we were coming," Scotty said. While Zircon and Chahda started examining the floor, Rick and Scotty Rick took his eyes from the way they had come long enough to look While Chahda and Scotty remained on shore, Zircon and Rick pushed the Zircon took the envelope while Rick, Scotty, and Chahda looked over his "Do you know Long Shadow?" Rick asked Bradley.


id: 32270
title: The Golden Skull: A Rick Brant Science-Adventure Story
author: Goodwin, Harold L. (Harold Leland)
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  scientists could be spared, so Tony Briotti had only Rick and Scotty as "Rick, look at this!" Scotty called, pointing to a fern-like plant that They reached the walls of Intramuros, and Scotty went left, Rick right. "Unless the boys got a better look," Tony Briotti said, "the only thing While Rick made arrangements, Tony and Scotty loaded their personal "Dog Meat," Rick said, grinning, as the two knocked on Tony Briotti''s Rick got into the jeep with Scotty and Angel, and the first The jeep pulled up and Rick, Scotty, and Angel got Rick and Scotty went up the terrace wall and took stations with ready around the fire: Rick, Scotty, Angel Manotok, Chahda, and Pilipil, whose Rick and Scotty call you Tony. Rick and Tony went to the truck and took the earth scanner from Scotty. Then Rick, Scotty, Angel, and Chahda began to


id: 32038
title: The Flaming Mountain: A Rick Brant Science-Adventure Story
author: Goodwin, Harold L. (Harold Leland)
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  dioxide, and it is here that Rick and Scotty help Dr. Brant and his _Rick and Scotty''s scale model of San Luz Island_ [Illustration: _Rick and Scotty''s scale model of San Luz Island_] Rick and Scotty have built a scale model of the island to help The governor, a charming little man who looked like Rick''s idea of a Ruiz, and Hobart Zircon with Rick and Scotty. "I want to take a closer look at that crack," Rick said. Rick and Scotty walked toward the hot springs behind the hotel and Rick said swiftly, "Connel got to Guevara! By the time Rick had placed the dynamite and connected the wires, Scotty When Montoya would have followed Scotty, Rick put a hand on his arm and Rick told the governor what Scotty had said. from the plane, and Rick was flying Governor Montoya, Hartson Brant, and


id: 32059
title: The Pirates of Shan: A Rick Brant Science-Adventure Story
author: Goodwin, Harold L. (Harold Leland)
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  Rick and Zircon were at Scotty''s side in an instant. Zircon had a room to himself, while Rick and Scotty shared one. Rick ran out, Zircon right behind him, in time to see Scotty confront For the first time Rick got a look at the Moro''s back, where Scotty''s Zircon was well acquainted with boats and Rick and Scotty were not Scotty and Rick cast off while Zircon sent the MTB smoothly away from As Scotty took the _Swift Arrow_ closer, Rick and Zircon Rick and Zircon stared at the Hindu boy incredulously, but Scotty had Chahda was at the helm, while Rick, Scotty, and Zircon held a Rick and Chahda took time to eat, then got into the vinta and began pirate island, so Rick and Chahda could be fresh for the night''s Zircon reached the top and went over, and Rick called, "Scotty!


id: 32613
title: Tabby
author: Marks, Winston K. (Winston Kinney)
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  little green fly that couldn''t even protect itself from ordinary We got within twenty feet of the thing when it started moving out, right at it when the lid popped open with a sound like a cork coming out Sellers radioed the whole incident to Honolulu right away, and they are One thing the reporter accomplished: we can go outside the screened Cleveland is trying to convince Sellers and the commander that we should June 4--The spray planes got here and none too soon. Looks to me like our work is we noticed this news blind spot Cleve went all to pieces and started Cleve, Sellers and I had the lab tent to ourselves, having moved our Sellers and Sparks and I looked at each other. Sparks got out Cleve''s whiskey, and we spilled half of it Sparks couldn''t stand our radio silence any longer, so he talked Sellers


id: 32562
title: "And That''s How It Was, Officer"
author: Sholto, Ralph
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  Not being acquainted with my uncle, Peter Nicholas, with Bag Ears It all started when Joy and I finally got an audience with Uncle Peter "You didn''t let Joy finish, Uncle Peter. nothing else to fall back on--and said, "Homer--Joy--this is Cora, my Joy reached forth and pinched Uncle Peter''s flaming cheek. I patted Joy''s hand and said, "Don''t be alarmed, darling. Joy pointed with her other hand and saw the blonde assistant hauling "Bag Ears," Joy went on. "I wonder," Joy murmured, "how Uncle Peter happened to select Hands "When Red Nose Tessie makes a date with a guy," Bag Ears said, "she "Uncle Peter is pulling a fast one," Joy said. approach our car while Uncle Peter got back in with the blonde Cora and "I''m sure, Bag Ears," Joy said, "that Tessie would sympathize with our "McCaffery and Uncle Peter haven''t got any deal," she said to the


id: 35489
title: Famous Men of Science
author: Bolton, Sarah Knowles
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  because his father thought this study was a waste of time for a man who reading old books, till the time came for him to go home, the servant After this great work was published, Cuvier went with his family to Years later, Caroline gave this picture of that early life: "My brothers He was now forty years old,--not young to begin the study of a new and Paris, devoting his time to his great work. At this time, a young man came to board at the house of Mrs. Davy, He says: "At that time I painted all day, and sold my work during During the last twelve years of his life, he devoted much time to our "The time had come," said he, years afterward, "when even the small working in the water at this time of year, the cold to the hands and


id: 51075
title: A Stone and a Spear
author: Jones, Raymond F.
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  "I wish we knew exactly why he asked us to come out," said Louise. Curt turned his head so sharply that Louise laughed. "Dr. Hamon Dell, world''s foremost biochemist--and truck farmer," Curt "They must haul liquid lead in that thing," said Curt. Curt''s hand was almost lost in Dell''s enormous grip, but it wasn''t privacy to thresh out the purposes behind Dell''s invitation--and Curt''s "Oh, Dell, it''s not as simple as that." Curt raised a hand and let it "The end of Dell?" Curt repeated slowly, as if trying to convince "Dell must have sent you to us!" Sark said, as if a great mystery had Curt said, looking from one fleshless face to another. The figure was not the Dell that Curt the scene retreated once more, Curt saw now that Dell moved as an "But Dell could have escaped," Curt protested. Curt looked slowly about the room and back to the face of his


id: 50921
title: $1,000 a Plate
author: McKenty, Jack
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  "It would be a tremendous job," said Dr. Morton, the physicist. "It''s lucky Dr. Morton is a physicist," said one of the The following day, the visitors to the observatory included Harvey. Harvey said nothing but looked Harvey listened with great interest, especially when Dr. Morton flatly "The Council members are all for the tourists," Harvey commented, "and "Harvey," he said. Dr. Morton said, "Yes, I supposed they would. time I was here," the gambler said. "It didn''t go over, Professor," said Harvey. "It didn''t go over, Professor," said Harvey. "Nonsense, Harvey," said Dr. Morton. "I''ve been trying to write you a letter," said Dr. Morton, "to tell you "I keep my promises," said Harvey. your losses," said Dr. Morton, "but the director suggested a more "That''s nice," said Harvey. and all the new tourists are packing into the Harvey Club. "That''s dollars in it, Professor," said Harvey.


id: 51126
title: The Princess and the Physicist
author: Smith, Evelyn E.
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  colony on Uxen after a lapse of thousands of years, Zen had been "Welcome, Earthlings, to Uxen," King Uxlu said in the sonorous tones of "Zen will be interested to hear of this," the prime minister said "We are all equal before Zen," Guj said sententiously, making the high Iximi, still angry, ordered Guj--who was also high priest--to start "A physical scientist, you mean," Kendrick said austerely. _Good old Guj_, Zen thought. "I thought your god teleported things?" Peter asked Guj. of their religious ceremonies, where Zen is said to manifest himself "Useful sort of divinity they have around here," Peter said. "Then who," asked Zen in a terrible voice, "is this wonderful smoke "That''s a fine young man," Zen said approvingly to Iximi. "Speaking of Refuse Removal, Almighty," Iximi said to Zen, "would you of Zen on Uxen." "Poor Zen, whatever he is," Peter said to himself.


id: 51201
title: Volpla
author: Guin, Wyman
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  When Nijinsky saw me looking at him, he started a little tarantella limp little forms out to a mattress in the lab, two girls and a boy. I danced a little jig the way old Nijinsky might do it. I saw one of the male volpla''s planes open a The male walked a little away with me when I left the fire. "The old ones told me you came long before the red men in a ship from One of the volplas grinned and said in English, "Hello there, King My wife got a look on her face that I don''t see very often. He said to the volpla beside him, "No, I''m sure you didn''t come from as I watched the three volplas leave my terrace and climb smoothly and Presently I said to old Guy, "How long do you think it will be before


id: 42324
title: Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus
author: Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft
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  From this time a new spirit of life animated the decaying frame of the back to my thoughts my father, Elizabeth, and all those scenes of home "She is innocent, my Elizabeth," said I, "and that shall be proved; fear "When I reflect, my dear cousin," said she, "on the miserable death of tears from the eyes of his amiable companion, of which the old man took "The old man had, in the mean time, been pensive; but, on the appearance different feelings; wiping a few tears from her lovely eyes, she held man appeared enraptured, and said some words, which Agatha endeavoured old man, and the lively conversation of the loved Felix, were not for "Several changes, in the mean time, took place in the cottage. If this journey had taken place during my days of study and happiness, with all that affection which a man feels, who in the decline of life,


id: 59267
title: The Laboratorians
author: Peattie, Edward
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  Miss Sally Chester was a statuesque chemist with long blonde hair "But Sally, how the hell do we know that their results are right? Laboratorians were needed and they did a good job running specification "But they don''t know _why_ they''re doing things," Whitemarsh "You''re damn right, Whitemarsh," he told the younger man, pushing him some other scientist and did his own laboratory work, even though the of the Lunar Laboratory over the past ten years. worked in a book, it did not necessarily have to do so in a laboratory. Whitemarsh thought it would be a good time to say: "I don''t want to do loved going home at night while erstwhile bosses sat listening to Dr. Sturtevant discuss "The Theory of Washing Precipitates", or to hear Dr. Whitemarsh talk on "Balancing the Redox equation." The Laboratorians'' "The lab didn''t release any new products this past year.


id: 59160
title: The 3rd Party
author: Holum, Lee B.
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  Roger Lorin and his wife waited near the entrances to the boarding "Come on Linda," Roger said. the sun," Roger said to Linda. "Good," Roger said. "I hope I can help," said Roger. Roger and Darcy entered a lab in which a man sat staring at the face "Good idea," said Roger. might of the North American power had prevented a war at that time. "But why should South America do anything like that?" Roger asked "They don''t like it," Roger said. "They don''t like it," Roger said. "The trip was all right," Roger replied coldly, "though I don''t like "That sounds like Roger Lorin," came the reply. fuel before the rocket carrying those South American officials blasts "Take a look," the police officer handed Roger a pair of binoculars. "This is my wife, Linda," Roger said. "It''ll be a while yet," Roger said. "That''s our ship," Roger said.


id: 59287
title: Freeway
author: Walton, Bryce
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  Stan wanted to scream at the big sixteen-cylinder Special to go faster. "My wife''s sick," Stan said. Stan said, "I wanted to use his phone to try to get a doctor to examine "I know," Stan said. "The car''s okay," Stan said. Stan got out and shoved past the old man. Behind the man, Stan saw the kid. "I''d like to use your phone, please," Stan said. Anna may die now, Stan thought as he stood there bent over a little, "Get up," Stan yelled into the man''s face. "But what''s the use?" Stan said. "But being on the Freeway," Stan said, "they''ll catch up with us! "Stan!" Anna said sharply. "I don''t want to run away from it," Stan said. "You''re not running away from anything," the old man said. Stan looked into the old man''s face a long moment. Stan finally nodded and took Anna''s arm and they started toward the


id: 59373
title: Catalysis
author: Anderson, Poul
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  "Time we have enough of, _mi amigo_," said Alemán. "Not Triton," said Gilchrist. "All I''m asking," said Catherine Bardas patiently, "is how much longer "I wonder what the trouble is," said Alemán. Gilchrist saw Catherine striding out of the room and hastened after her. "I don''t have any thoughts about the heating plant," said Catherine. "They''ll be dehumidifying the air," said Catherine. "Trouble is, of course," said O''Mallory, "the pipes are buried in He stood up, shuddering with cold, and said slowly: "We''d better go see radiation of the pile, turned the room hot--some 500 degrees. "They''re working on it," said Catherine shortly. "We don''t know if He does or not," said Catherine. "We don''t know if He does or not," said Catherine. "Not when the next nearest man is so far away," said Alemán, trying to Gilchrist stood trying to think. "You looked that up," said Catherine accusingly. "All right," said Catherine.


id: 59498
title: What Shall It Profit?
author: Anderson, Poul
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  Barwell grabbed the whisky glass like a drowning man. Barwell moved closer to Radek. a long time." Barwell waved his hand expansively. Radek took a long breath. man''s old quiet bravery in the face of death and ruin and the petty Radek smiled at himself, twistedly, and threw the cigaret away and got Radek spelled it out and watched the man go. "Sure, that''s all right." Radek shivered in the thin chill air and "I know." Radek sat down without waiting for an invitation. "So what do you want?" he asked when Radek paused for breath. "In other words," said Radek slowly, "the body has a built-in suicide "But nature doesn''t care about the individual, friend Radek. "And you appear to think fast on your feet, Dr. Lang." Radek laughed. voice was defeated, and when Radek looked back it was an old man who of Lang''s shoulders was a gnawing in Radek''s conscience.


id: 52009
title: New Lamps
author: Williams, Robert Moore
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  The Martian who rose in front of Ronson was big and looked mean. "I want my hat back," Ronson said, a little less politely. Watching, Ronson saw that no Martian entered the circle on the floor. Across the table, Jennie Ware lifted startled eyes toward Ronson. anyone existed who had not heard of Les Ro, Ronson thought. Ronson looked up, then got up, his hand going out, a grin spurting to Ronson saw one reason why the Martians avoided the circle on the floor. The eyes flicked toward Crick, then came to Ronson. "I came here to see Les Ro." Ronson answered. "I said Les Ro waited a long time for someone _like_ you." For a Ronson watched the Martian run along the walls, searching "I hope there is a heaven for Martians," Ronson said. Ronson fervidly hoped that the radiation flowing through the Martian "We saved you the trouble, Les Ro," Ronson said.


id: 51231
title: Syndrome Johnny
author: Dye, Charles
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  averaged description of Johnny too closely: A solid-looking man, "Phone for you, Doctor Alcala." The nurse was crisp but quiet, smiling Julio Camba, Federation Investigator, was a slender, dark man with Alcala thought carefully, for any man "Can''t such things be left to the guinea pigs?" Camba asked, watching Obviously Camba had done considerable investigating of Alcala before myth of Syndrome Plague Johnny started about a century ago." "Doctor Alcala"--the small man in the gray suit was tensely "Other men are that old," said Alcala. could know a man as well as he knew Johnny, firmly enough to believe "Come, Doctor Alcala," Camba said with a sneering merriment, "the "Lives will be saved in the long run," Alcala said obstinately. "I''m not good with words," said Alcala. "No." Alcala knew that he was shaking hands with a man who would be _Doctor Ricardo Alcala will die in the next plague,


id: 51534
title: Self Portrait
author: Wolfe, Bernard
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  way back and said, "Let''s get together soon and have a talk, Ollie. A year ago, the boss laid down a policy for the lab: begin with legs "By the way, sir," I said, "I ran into Len Ellsom the other day. "Do you know him?" the boss said. "Really brilliant mind," the boss said after we''d sawed for a while. "I''m very glad to know that," the boss said. "Look," I said, "are you sure you want to talk about it?" of building a pro that works like the real leg, regardless of what "Steve?" Len said. "You don''t get my meaning," Len said. Len _knows_ how I hate to see people drinking during working hours. "The whole thing," Len said. "As things stand with me," Kujack said, "if _anything_ stands with me, "I hope you''ll make him a moth instead of a bedbug," Len said as he got


id: 51545
title: The Sweeper of Loray
author: Sheckley, Robert
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  "Wait," Professor Carver said, leaning forward expectantly. "Now then," Professor Carver said, after the sun had arisen without "That''ll never do it," Professor Carver pointed out to Fred, with the Carver and Fred moved to the edge of the rain-forest for a conference. "We could get any price for stuff like that," Fred said. "We''d like to buy some," Fred said bluntly, ignoring Professor Carver''s "Then you must be a very holy man," Deg said, bowing his head. "Please, Fred," Carver said, blinking modestly. "I realize," Carver said earnestly, "how important the sersee juice is "Now listen to me carefully, Deg," Professor Carver said. "Absolutely, Professor," Fred said, moving toward the port, grinning. "Now, Fred," said Carver, "there''s an awful lot of them. "We''re in business, Professor," Fred said. "Well," Carver said, "it must all be residual in the sersee. "No, Fred," Carver said quietly. "I''m really sorry, Fred," Carver said.


id: 51801
title: The Immortals
author: Duncan, David
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  At the moment Peccary was ready to accuse Staghorn of having no Humanac had never been exposed to pictures of Dr. Peccary''s home town Staghorn got a closer focus on the photograph so that Peccary could "Ah, that sounds like Miss Terry," said Staghorn. The focus shifted to the open door and then Peccary and Staghorn could The bearded man stepped close to Miss Terry and put a hand on her "You might as well shut it off, Staghorn," Dr. Peccary said coldly. "But damn it, Staghorn...." Dr. Peccary sat down, his face in his "I''m not altogether sure," said Staghorn, and it seemed to Peccary that dead?" Staghorn looked at Peccary with a pleased smile and didn''t wait This was the last Dr. Peccary saw of Roger Staghorn. "Go, Staghorn, go!" Peccary shouted. Peccary and Staghorn. toward Peccary and Staghorn, the square and everything in it vanished.


id: 60291
title: Bramble Bush
author: Nourse, Alan Edward
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  Dr. David Lessing found Jack Dorffman and the boy waiting in his office "I don''t want to go back to the Farm," said the boy. "I think you''d better wait before you do that," Melrose said sharply, ''Theory''," Melrose said. "What about Tommy?" Lessing asked Dorffman as the car sped along "That''s right," said Lessing. "And you think you have an answer," said Melrose. "All right, young man--come along," said Lessing. "The major problem," Lessing said, "has been to shield the children Jack Dorffman burst in: "What Dr. Lessing is saying is that they seem "They''re perfectly insulated from us," said Lessing. "That''s what I think," said Lessing. "I''d say you were wrong," said Lessing. "And as an Authority on psionic behavior patterns," said Melrose his objectivity," said Lessing. "Of course," said Lessing. "I don''t know," said Lessing. "I think we''ll make some changes in the book," Lessing said slowly.


id: 60421
title: Security
author: Walton, Bryce
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  We, Sam Lewis thought as he lay in the dark trying to sober up, are the year now, as far as Lewis knew, no civilian in the Project had seen the "Wonder who is winning the war out there?" Lewis said, to no one in "It''ll practically win the war for us," Lewis said. "Sam Lewis," he said. Pit, and the Monster with which Lewis had worked until there was no use Lewis knew that the security Guards had been worked over in the Wards Lewis walked back toward the lab building covering The Pit. The conflict was like a knife slicing him apart inside. Outside the Pit, Lewis directed the Monster whose duty "We''re going to do ourselves some good after all, Monster," Lewis said "The Monster''s breaking out of the Pit," Lewis said. As the jeep moved away, Nemerov turned and looked back at the Monster


id: 60803
title: Monument
author: Major, R. W.
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  With his explanations to the reporters completed, Dr. King felt that Dr. King did not discover this process of liquid metal that Dr. King bothered to discover how his method because it indirectly led to the special project which Dr. King was Dr. King succeeded in growing some crystals in a Therefore, Dr. King produced all the crystals he needed. This discovery, of course, is what led to the perfection of the "King disclosed that Dr. King had invented a faster than light drive. in the hamlet located on the mountain top that ended up a satellite of Further work, all of a mathematical nature, disclosed to Dr. King the enclosed six of the crystals in the business end of a pendulum, and This building was designed to be Dr. King''s monument to his own genius. Dr. King became more exasperated, the reporters became amused. Unfortunately Dr. King''s monument did work,


id: 61228
title: The Big Headache
author: Harmon, Jim
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summary:
  "Doctor, we understand you have severe headaches," Mitchell said. "Doctor," Mitchell said quickly, "I know it''s a tremendous favor to "You''re an important man, doctor," Ferris said. "It''s Macklin''s wife," Ferris said. "What do you mean by that, Mrs. Macklin," Mitchell said sharply. "Mrs. Macklin," Mitchell said quickly, "I''m sure we can help if there Mitchell tried to stop Colonel Sidney as he went past, but the doctor Mitchell and Ferris stared at Colonel Carson and Macklin and at each "What did he mean, Macklin is an idiot?" Mitchell asked. "But--" Mitchell said, impatient to examine Macklin for himself. "Yes, doctor," Mitchell said eagerly, "just as you used to be." "Mrs. Macklin," the Army man said levelly, "if you don''t help us "I''m no psychiatrist," Mitchell said, "but I think she wants Macklin "How long will this stage last, Dr. Mitchell?" Colonel Carson said in "Dr. Ferris!" Mitchell said.


id: 61907
title: Genesis!
author: Winterbotham, R. R. (Russell Robert)
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  Captain Vic Arlen was a god in the heavens; Dave McFerson, the "You dumb, dim-witted chunk of Venusian protoplasm!" Renzu snarled as Arlen pushed into the room and seized Renzu''s arm before the scientist "Hold on, Renzu!" Arlen commanded, pushing the scientist back and "Come with me, Gheal," Arlen ordered, beckoning to the monster. Gheal''s sight-glands stared from Arlen to McFerson. "Your mind is provincially human, Arlen," said Renzu. "I wouldn''t be too sure, Renzu," Arlen said. "Because Gheal has been made differently," Renzu said, with a repulsive Arlen began braking the ship and he called Renzu into the control room "Maybe you know what you''re doing, Renzu," Arlen said, "but it looks to Renzu probably had suffered the same fate as McFerson, Arlen decided. Gheal and the creature who had attacked Arlen were "I think I will use your bones first, Arlen," said Renzu.


id: 62619
title: The Avenger
author: Knight, Damon
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  In his mind''s eye he could see it, slowly wheeling, like a second slowly away and was gone. Lorelei, beautiful in spite of dark-circled eyes and a smear of grease Then she did a double-take, looked at his face intently, and said, "Peter!" she said faintly. The Invaders ignored Peter, staring expressionlessly down at Kanin. Peter could not look at it. but there was a tiny sound in Peter''s brain, a thin, dry whispering. Peter''s head began spinning just a little. "I wonder," Peter said shakily, "if I am strong enough to take it." "I see," said Peter. Lorelei said, "You can''t do it. "There''s no other way," Peter said. come back, Peter." Peter waited until the changes I said, "That is the reason why we will not go back to Earth." His voice trembled when he said, "But if I ask you to kill them, and


id: 63632
title: Formula for Conquest
author: Adams, James R.
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  Twilken''s face suddenly became grim and the milkiness left his eyes a Twilken had sat all this time, his milky eyes looking about for a hole It must never fall into the hands of the Jovians, Tod. They Augie shouted, incensed at the Jovian''s condescending air. And now," Pordo indicated three hulking Jovian brutes, waiting The Jovians paid no attention, however, and Augie We got to talking and Augie wanted to know all about me, why I had Augie''s eyes flamed and his face screwed into a mask of hate. out of sight, Augie said through grim lips: Augie''s hot expletive was the equivalent of telling Pordo''s The guard screamed, blood dripping from his torn lips and Augie came in I reached the window first and held out a hand to Augie. I waved my hand frantically at Augie. "In a way, I''m glad the formula was lost," Augie said reflectively.


id: 63708
title: Total Recall
author: Sternig, Larry
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summary:
  "This is Roger Kay, Miss North," said the S.B.I. chief. Roger Kay drew a deep breath, his face suddenly serious. As Roger Kay set the robot-course dial of his speedy helio for the "We''ve got to stop them," Roger Kay said fiercely as he snapped the "You know, of course," said Ann North when they were comfortably Roger whistled softly under his breath as Corvo North closed the door During those last hours, as well as the ones preceding them, Ann North "Yes, Mr. North," said Roger. Roger Kay glanced at the instruments and then shifted two of the dials. "Everything''s all right, Mr. North," said Roger soothingly. Do you know the exact time of day Ann North''s face was pale; she looked from her father to Roger Kay Roger Kay turned the dials. Roger Kay turned the dials back to zero as Ann and the doctor leaped


