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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Page 63
Through the bedlam in the caverns sounded the clatter of steps close at hand .
Guards were running blindly through the Sanitation stalls . The infrared lights had
not yet been · repaired . “ They may not notice the window , " Jisbella hissed .
Through the bedlam in the caverns sounded the clatter of steps close at hand .
Guards were running blindly through the Sanitation stalls . The infrared lights had
not yet been · repaired . “ They may not notice the window , " Jisbella hissed .
Page 81
Then he leaned close to the mirror and inspected himself , unaware that
Jisbella's head was close to his as she too stared into the mirror . Not a mark of
tattooing remained . Both sighed . “ It's clean , ” Foyle said . “ Clean . He did the
job .
Then he leaned close to the mirror and inspected himself , unaware that
Jisbella's head was close to his as she too stared into the mirror . Not a mark of
tattooing remained . Both sighed . “ It's clean , ” Foyle said . “ Clean . He did the
job .
Page 89
It's going to be close . ” He thumped her shoulder and returned to the Weekender
. He left the outer hatch open , and the inner door of the airlock as well . The
ship's air emptied out immediately . Airless and stripped by Jisbella , it looked
dismal ...
It's going to be close . ” He thumped her shoulder and returned to the Weekender
. He left the outer hatch open , and the inner door of the airlock as well . The
ship's air emptied out immediately . Airless and stripped by Jisbella , it looked
dismal ...
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| Title | The Stars My Destination (The Gregg Press S.F. Series) The Gregg Press science fiction series |
| Author | Alfred Bester |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Gregg Press, 1975 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 9 Aug 2011 |
| ISBN | 0839823002, 9780839823001 |
| Length | 197 pages |
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