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Page 125
"Really, sir, are you trying to make me angry?" "No. (Yes, I am. Trying to touch
you somehow . . . cut through the ice.) The first time our handclasp was . . . violent
. Now it's nothing. What happened?" "Fourmyle," Olivia said wearily, "I'll concede
...
"Really, sir, are you trying to make me angry?" "No. (Yes, I am. Trying to touch
you somehow . . . cut through the ice.) The first time our handclasp was . . . violent
. Now it's nothing. What happened?" "Fourmyle," Olivia said wearily, "I'll concede
...
Page 176
What's he trying to do? What's happening?" He was trying to escape. Like a
trapped firefly or some sea- bird caught in the blazing brazier of a naked beacon
fire, he was beating about in a frenzy ... a blackened, burning creature, dashing ...
What's he trying to do? What's happening?" He was trying to escape. Like a
trapped firefly or some sea- bird caught in the blazing brazier of a naked beacon
fire, he was beating about in a frenzy ... a blackened, burning creature, dashing ...
Page 191
Presteign tried to rise, and then fell back in his chair. "There must be forgiveness,
Robin? Will you forgive Olivia Presteign? She murdered your mother and sisters."
Robin turned ashen. Y'ang-Yeovil tried to protest. "The Outer Satellites don't ...
Presteign tried to rise, and then fell back in his chair. "There must be forgiveness,
Robin? Will you forgive Olivia Presteign? She murdered your mother and sisters."
Robin turned ashen. Y'ang-Yeovil tried to protest. "The Outer Satellites don't ...
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| Title | The stars my destination |
| Author | Alfred Bester |
| Publisher | Bantam Books, 1970 |
| Length | 197 pages |
| Subjects | Science fiction |
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