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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... once you get used to it , since you can talk , eat , drink , etc. , while wearing it . But I would rather have a dentist put both hands in my mouth . The real difficulty is that you have to exercise conscious control on the muscles that ...
... once you get used to it , since you can talk , eat , drink , etc. , while wearing it . But I would rather have a dentist put both hands in my mouth . The real difficulty is that you have to exercise conscious control on the muscles that ...
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... once . But you don't look at it correctly , Chief . Do you ever write down the telephone number of a friend ? " " Eh ? Of course . " " Is it dishonest ? Do you apologize to your friend for caring so little about him that you can't ...
... once . But you don't look at it correctly , Chief . Do you ever write down the telephone number of a friend ? " " Eh ? Of course . " " Is it dishonest ? Do you apologize to your friend for caring so little about him that you can't ...
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... once . " I whispered back , " Oh . Thank you , Sire . " He stood up , whereupon I got hastily to my feet , and he was gone in a swirl of robes . I turned around and noticed some startled looks . But the music started up at once and I ...
... once . " I whispered back , " Oh . Thank you , Sire . " He stood up , whereupon I got hastily to my feet , and he was gone in a swirl of robes . I turned around and noticed some startled looks . But the music started up at once and I ...
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