Double StarOne minute, down and out actor Lorenzo Smythe was -- as usual -- in a bar, drinking away his troubles as he watched his career go down the tubes. Then a space pilot bought him a drink, and the next thing Smythe knew, he was shanghaied to Mars. |
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... carry out my scheme . Crowded and confused , with express tubes spiderwebbing from it , in it , if Dak took his eyes off me for half a second I would be halfway to Omaha . I would lie low a few weeks , then get in touch with my agent ...
... carry out my scheme . Crowded and confused , with express tubes spiderwebbing from it , in it , if Dak took his eyes off me for half a second I would be halfway to Omaha . I would lie low a few weeks , then get in touch with my agent ...
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Robert Anson Heinlein. " Dak doesn't carry them . We all carry our own . " She reached into her bag , pulled out a little book . " I had mine- but I did not dare admit it . " " Eh ? " " He had his on him when they got him . We haven't ...
Robert Anson Heinlein. " Dak doesn't carry them . We all carry our own . " She reached into her bag , pulled out a little book . " I had mine- but I did not dare admit it . " " Eh ? " " He had his on him when they got him . We haven't ...
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... carry that thing into the presence of the Emperor ! " " Why not ? " " Huh ? It's a weapon . " " " It's a ceremonial weapon . Rog , every duke and every pip- squeak baronet will be wearing his dress sword . So I wear this . " He shook ...
... carry that thing into the presence of the Emperor ! " " Why not ? " " Huh ? It's a weapon . " " " It's a ceremonial weapon . Rog , every duke and every pip- squeak baronet will be wearing his dress sword . So I wear this . " He shook ...
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