The Stars My DestinationIn this pulse-quickening novel, Alfred Bester imagines a future in which people "jaunte" a thousand miles with a single thought, where the rich barricade themselves in labyrinths and protect themselves with radioactive hit men--and where an inarticulate outcast is the most valuable and dangerous man alive. |
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Page 63
You ' re talking the gutter lingo . You must be real . Who are you ? ” “ Gully Foyle .
" “ But you ' re not in my cell . You ' re not even near . Men are in the north
quadrant of Gouffre Martel . Women are in the south . I ' m South - 900 . Where
are you ...
You ' re talking the gutter lingo . You must be real . Who are you ? ” “ Gully Foyle .
" “ But you ' re not in my cell . You ' re not even near . Men are in the north
quadrant of Gouffre Martel . Women are in the south . I ' m South - 900 . Where
are you ...
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And Jisbella educated Foyle . " If we ever break out of Gouffre Martel , Gully , it ' ll
have to be together , and I ' m not trusting myself to an illiterate partner . ” “ Who ' s
illiterate ? ” “ You are , ” Jisbella answered firmly . “ I have to talk gutter a you ...
And Jisbella educated Foyle . " If we ever break out of Gouffre Martel , Gully , it ' ll
have to be together , and I ' m not trusting myself to an illiterate partner . ” “ Who ' s
illiterate ? ” “ You are , ” Jisbella answered firmly . “ I have to talk gutter a you ...
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They have their own talk , their own jokes , their own manners . If a man wants to
be accepted by them he ' s got to talk their language . I can ' t , but you can . You '
ll talk for me , through my mouth . . . “ But you could learn . " “ No . It would take ...
They have their own talk , their own jokes , their own manners . If a man wants to
be accepted by them he ' s got to talk their language . I can ' t , but you can . You '
ll talk for me , through my mouth . . . “ But you could learn . " “ No . It would take ...
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| Title | The Stars My Destination Berkley medallion book |
| Author | Alfred Bester |
| Edition | reprint, reissue |
| Publisher | Berkley Books, 1976 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 30 Jun 2010 |
| ISBN | 0425055248, 9780425055243 |
| Length | 235 pages |
| Subjects | › › Fiction / Science Fiction / General |
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