Double StarThe story revolves around Lawrence Smith, also known as "Lorenzo the Great", a down-and-out actor wasting the remainder of his life in bars. When he encounters a space-pilot who offers him a drink, before he knows what is going on, he is on Mars involved in a deep conspiracy with global consequences. He is given a mission where failure would not only mean his own death, it would almost certainly mean an all-out planetary war. |
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... believe it . " He switched them on and I watched and wondered . Martians were not disgusting , if one looked at them without prejudice ; they weren't even ugly . In fact , they possessed the same quaint grace as a Chinese pagoda . True ...
... believe it . " He switched them on and I watched and wondered . Martians were not disgusting , if one looked at them without prejudice ; they weren't even ugly . In fact , they possessed the same quaint grace as a Chinese pagoda . True ...
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... believe wand . " I believe you have done it . Now if you win this election you should be able to get the Grand As- sembly to grant me permission to proclaim it . Well ? ” I thought about it . “ Willem , ” I said slowly , “ you know that ...
... believe wand . " I believe you have done it . Now if you win this election you should be able to get the Grand As- sembly to grant me permission to proclaim it . Well ? ” I thought about it . “ Willem , ” I said slowly , “ you know that ...
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... believe that you are Lorenzo . " " But I am . ” " Oh , I believe it , I believe it . You know that skit where you are a tramp ? First you try to milk a cow - no luck . Finally you end up eating out of the cat's dish - but even the cat ...
... believe that you are Lorenzo . " " But I am . ” " Oh , I believe it , I believe it . You know that skit where you are a tramp ? First you try to milk a cow - no luck . Finally you end up eating out of the cat's dish - but even the cat ...
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