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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... decided that the kidnaping no longer served their purposes . Despite the arguments I had heard about it , I was surprised that they had not simply killed him ; it was not until later that I understood that what they had done was subtler 93.
... decided that the kidnaping no longer served their purposes . Despite the arguments I had heard about it , I was surprised that they had not simply killed him ; it was not until later that I understood that what they had done was subtler 93.
Page 149
... heard of me ? " " Heard of you ? I'm one of your staunchest fans . " He looked at me very closely . " But you still look like Joe Bonforte . I can't believe that you are Lorenzo . " " But I am . " " Oh , I believe it , I believe it ...
... heard of me ? " " Heard of you ? I'm one of your staunchest fans . " He looked at me very closely . " But you still look like Joe Bonforte . I can't believe that you are Lorenzo . " " But I am . " " Oh , I believe it , I believe it ...
Page 170
... heard nothing from him or about him and the campaign went ahead as usual , getting rougher all the time , but with not a peep to show that our giant hoax was compromised . I began to feel better and buckled down to making the best ...
... heard nothing from him or about him and the campaign went ahead as usual , getting rougher all the time , but with not a peep to show that our giant hoax was compromised . I began to feel better and buckled down to making the best ...
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