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He ' s the one with the bald head . He calls himself Machine because he ' s an
idiotic adolescent rebel and he wears that - that Trivia on his head to give himself
twenty - four hours a day of solid nirvana , station NOTHING , turns off all stimuli ...
He ' s the one with the bald head . He calls himself Machine because he ' s an
idiotic adolescent rebel and he wears that - that Trivia on his head to give himself
twenty - four hours a day of solid nirvana , station NOTHING , turns off all stimuli ...
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She put an arm around him , crawling tiredly through the snow and leaned
against him to quiet him . She felt herself slipping off again and jerked awake . He
had his head in both hands , pressing his temples and swinging his head from
side to ...
She put an arm around him , crawling tiredly through the snow and leaned
against him to quiet him . She felt herself slipping off again and jerked awake . He
had his head in both hands , pressing his temples and swinging his head from
side to ...
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said Gavrily again , anxiously , and she shook her head . She could see on the
faces of all of them a strange expression , a kind of mixed look as if they did not
know what to feel or show . Of course ; they had not liked him . She jerked her
head ...
said Gavrily again , anxiously , and she shook her head . She could see on the
faces of all of them a strange expression , a kind of mixed look as if they did not
know what to feel or show . Of course ; they had not liked him . She jerked her
head ...
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User Review - majackson - LibraryThingHighly stylized concept: a female street-fighter is saved from death in ancient Crete to lead a party of effete picnickers in the far future through a minor war on an ideal Terra-formed planet. Most ... Read full review
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| Title | Picnic on Paradise Volume 662012 of Ace books Ace science fiction special Macdonald science fiction |
| Author | Joanna Russ |
| Illustrated by | Leo Dillon, Diane Dillon |
| Publisher | Ace Books, 1968 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 19 Feb 2008 |
| ISBN | 0020080727, 9780020080725 |
| Length | 157 pages |
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