The Stars My DestinationOfficially designated as lacking education, skills, merits or recommendations, Gully Foyle has managed to survive for 170 days in the airless purgatory of deep space after the wreck of his ship, and has escaped to Earth carrying a murderous grudge and secret that could change the course of history. |
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... Gouffre Martel . Its caverns twist for miles under the Pyrenees . It is the most formidable cavern hospital on Terra . No patient has ever jaunted out of its pitch darkness . No patient has ever succeeded in getting his bearings and ...
... Gouffre Martel . Its caverns twist for miles under the Pyrenees . It is the most formidable cavern hospital on Terra . No patient has ever jaunted out of its pitch darkness . No patient has ever succeeded in getting his bearings and ...
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... Gouffre Martel . Women are in the south . I'm South - 900 . Where are you ? " " North - 111 . " " You're a quarter of a mile away . How can we- Of course ! It's the Whisper Line . I always thought that was a legend , but it's true ...
... Gouffre Martel . Women are in the south . I'm South - 900 . Where are you ? " " North - 111 . " " You're a quarter of a mile away . How can we- Of course ! It's the Whisper Line . I always thought that was a legend , but it's true ...
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Alfred Bester. Jisbella built up a picture of the routine of Gouffre Martel and its security system . One morning , on the return from Sanitation , he was stopped as he was about to step back into his cell . " Stay in line , Foyle ...
Alfred Bester. Jisbella built up a picture of the routine of Gouffre Martel and its security system . One morning , on the return from Sanitation , he was stopped as he was about to step back into his cell . " Stay in line , Foyle ...
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