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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... word to call off the team that was trying to arrange a deal with Trow- bridge . " " I should think so ! " " But - see here , Lorenzo , I'm going to lay it on the line . While you were busy whooping your cookies after Brenn- schluss I ...
... word to call off the team that was trying to arrange a deal with Trow- bridge . " " I should think so ! " " But - see here , Lorenzo , I'm going to lay it on the line . While you were busy whooping your cookies after Brenn- schluss I ...
Page 107
... words . Now take this word ' intransigent , ' which you have used twice . I might say that , but I have a weakness for poly- syllables ; I like to exhibit my literary erudition . But Mr. Bonforte would say ' stubborn ' or ' mulish ' or ...
... words . Now take this word ' intransigent , ' which you have used twice . I might say that , but I have a weakness for poly- syllables ; I like to exhibit my literary erudition . But Mr. Bonforte would say ' stubborn ' or ' mulish ' or ...
Page 109
... word of it . " " I believe you . I wish he had written this one ahead of time . " " You just do your best ! " I did . I started out simply substituting synonyms , putting in the gutty Germanic words in place of the " intestinal " Latin ...
... word of it . " " I believe you . I wish he had written this one ahead of time . " " You just do your best ! " I did . I started out simply substituting synonyms , putting in the gutty Germanic words in place of the " intestinal " Latin ...
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