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Joanna Russ. " No , no , " said one of the nuns , “ it ' s the drug . " " What - drug ?
said Alyx , controlling her temper . ... It ' s an unparalleled therapeutic opportunity
, ” said the other nun . Maudey was moaning that nobody cared about her , that ...
Joanna Russ. " No , no , " said one of the nuns , “ it ' s the drug . " " What - drug ?
said Alyx , controlling her temper . ... It ' s an unparalleled therapeutic opportunity
, ” said the other nun . Maudey was moaning that nobody cared about her , that ...
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Later in the afternoon , when the snow had stopped and before visibility became
bad , she lined all of them up on a relatively level snow - field , assigning the two
nuns to Gunnar , Gavrily and Raydos to Machine and herself teaching Iris .
Later in the afternoon , when the snow had stopped and before visibility became
bad , she lined all of them up on a relatively level snow - field , assigning the two
nuns to Gunnar , Gavrily and Raydos to Machine and herself teaching Iris .
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One of the nuns came up with a thing in her hand , a white pill . “ It would be
unkind , ” said the nun , “ it would be most unkind , most unkind — ” “ Go to hell , ”
said Alyx in Greek . " I must insist , ” said the nun softly , “ I must , must insist , ” in
a ...
One of the nuns came up with a thing in her hand , a white pill . “ It would be
unkind , ” said the nun , “ it would be most unkind , most unkind — ” “ Go to hell , ”
said Alyx in Greek . " I must insist , ” said the nun softly , “ I must , must insist , ” in
a ...
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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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