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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... force you to walk the way I want you to . " " How ? " " We'll put a handful of pebbles or the equivalent in the toes of your boots . That will force you back on your heels and make you stand up straight . It will be impossible for you ...
... force you to walk the way I want you to . " " How ? " " We'll put a handful of pebbles or the equivalent in the toes of your boots . That will force you back on your heels and make you stand up straight . It will be impossible for you ...
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... force a vote of confidence in the present government ? " I held up my hand with the wand in it and grinned . “ One at a time , please ! Now what was that first question ? " They all answered at once , of course ; by the time they had ...
... force a vote of confidence in the present government ? " I held up my hand with the wand in it and grinned . “ One at a time , please ! Now what was that first question ? " They all answered at once , of course ; by the time they had ...
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... force a constitutional crisis . But it won't happen . " Neither one of us said anything for a while . Dak made no move to leave . " Dak , would it make things easier if I showed up and gave that speech ? " " Huh ? Shucks , I thought ...
... force a constitutional crisis . But it won't happen . " Neither one of us said anything for a while . Dak made no move to leave . " Dak , would it make things easier if I showed up and gave that speech ? " " Huh ? Shucks , I thought ...
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