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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Page 83
... side of his neck with the edge of his hand ; the man went limp . " That will keep him quiet while you get clear . Can't have any unseemly disturbance under the eyes of the nest . Let's check time . " We did so . I was about three and a ...
... side of his neck with the edge of his hand ; the man went limp . " That will keep him quiet while you get clear . Can't have any unseemly disturbance under the eyes of the nest . Let's check time . " We did so . I was about three and a ...
Page 128
... sides ! Always take sides ! You will some- times be wrong - but the man who refuses to take sides must always be wrong ! Heaven save us from poltroons who fear to make a choice . Let us stand up and be counted . " ( This last was in a ...
... sides ! Always take sides ! You will some- times be wrong - but the man who refuses to take sides must always be wrong ! Heaven save us from poltroons who fear to make a choice . Let us stand up and be counted . " ( This last was in a ...
Page 164
... side of his face is paralyzed and his entire left side is partly out of service . " " Uh , what does Dr. Capek say ? " " He thinks that as the clot clears up , you'll never be able to tell the difference . But he'll have to take it ...
... side of his face is paralyzed and his entire left side is partly out of service . " " Uh , what does Dr. Capek say ? " " He thinks that as the clot clears up , you'll never be able to tell the difference . But he'll have to take it ...
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