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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... Sorry , sir , but I can't transfer it . Booth 12 in the lobby . " " Oh . Thank you , " I answered , making it as warm as pos- sible since I was unable to tip him . I swung wide around the Martians as I went out . I soon saw why the call ...
... Sorry , sir , but I can't transfer it . Booth 12 in the lobby . " " Oh . Thank you , " I answered , making it as warm as pos- sible since I was unable to tip him . I swung wide around the Martians as I went out . I soon saw why the call ...
Page 57
... sorry - but please - don't turn that on again . I can't stand Martians . " She looked at me as if she could not believe what she saw but despised it anyhow . " I told them , " she said slowly and scornfully , " that this ridiculous ...
... sorry - but please - don't turn that on again . I can't stand Martians . " She looked at me as if she could not believe what she saw but despised it anyhow . " I told them , " she said slowly and scornfully , " that this ridiculous ...
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... sorry . I am very sorry . I won't let it happen again . " I let go her chin and said briskly , " Then let's get back to work . " She did not move . " Can you forgive me ? " " Huh ? There's nothing to forgive , Penny . You were acting up ...
... sorry . I am very sorry . I won't let it happen again . " I let go her chin and said briskly , " Then let's get back to work . " She did not move . " Can you forgive me ? " " Huh ? There's nothing to forgive , Penny . You were acting up ...
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