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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... least a dozen used glasses and as many coffee cups scattered here and there ; it took no skill to see that I was merely the latest of many visitors . Sprawled on a couch , scowling at me , was another man , whom I tabbed tentatively as ...
... least a dozen used glasses and as many coffee cups scattered here and there ; it took no skill to see that I was merely the latest of many visitors . Sprawled on a couch , scowling at me , was another man , whom I tabbed tentatively as ...
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... least three seconds to spare . " I believe I made it with five seconds to spare . I was out in the sunlight for about ten feet , then I was inside a long tube in the ship . I used about every third rung . The rocket ship was apparently ...
... least three seconds to spare . " I believe I made it with five seconds to spare . I was out in the sunlight for about ten feet , then I was inside a long tube in the ship . I used about every third rung . The rocket ship was apparently ...
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Robert Anson Heinlein. libelous , it was at least unkind . The date of the clipping proves , incidentally , that he could not ... least I slept better . But there is solemn satisfaction in do- ing the best you can for eight billion people ...
Robert Anson Heinlein. libelous , it was at least unkind . The date of the clipping proves , incidentally , that he could not ... least I slept better . But there is solemn satisfaction in do- ing the best you can for eight billion people ...
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