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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Give or take a few thousand . The ship was insured , but that just means that the
underwriters , Bo'ness and Uig , get the salvage rights and they're even tougher
than Presteign . However , there'll be a reward for you . Say ... twenty thousand ...
Give or take a few thousand . The ship was insured , but that just means that the
underwriters , Bo'ness and Uig , get the salvage rights and they're even tougher
than Presteign . However , there'll be a reward for you . Say ... twenty thousand ...
Page 71
No. " " I thought so . You want his face cleaned up because you're interested in
his face . " “ Damn you , Baker , will you do the job or not ? ” " It'll cost five
thousand . ” “ Break that down . ” “ A thousand to synthesize the acid . Three
thousand for ...
No. " " I thought so . You want his face cleaned up because you're interested in
his face . " “ Damn you , Baker , will you do the job or not ? ” " It'll cost five
thousand . ” “ Break that down . ” “ A thousand to synthesize the acid . Three
thousand for ...
Page 73
I'll pay fifty thousand . Don't you want fifty thousand ? You could spend Sundays
counting it . ” The needle hammered remorselessly . Foyle's body was twitching
at each impact . “ I already got fifty thousand . I got ten times that in cash in a bank
...
I'll pay fifty thousand . Don't you want fifty thousand ? You could spend Sundays
counting it . ” The needle hammered remorselessly . Foyle's body was twitching
at each impact . “ I already got fifty thousand . I got ten times that in cash in a bank
...
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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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