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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... Sorry , sir , but I can't transfer it . Booth 12 in the lobby . " " Oh . Thank you , ” I answered , making it as warm as pos- sible since I was unable to tip him . I swung wide around the Martians as I went out . I soon saw why the call ...
... Sorry , sir , but I can't transfer it . Booth 12 in the lobby . " " Oh . Thank you , ” I answered , making it as warm as pos- sible since I was unable to tip him . I swung wide around the Martians as I went out . I soon saw why the call ...
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... sorry - but please don't turn that on again . I can't stand Martians . ” She looked at me as if she could not believe what she saw but despised it anyhow . " I told them , " she said slowly and scornfully , " that this ridiculous scheme ...
... sorry - but please don't turn that on again . I can't stand Martians . ” She looked at me as if she could not believe what she saw but despised it anyhow . " I told them , " she said slowly and scornfully , " that this ridiculous scheme ...
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... sorry that I had let Corpsman provoke me even into such a mild exchange ; it lacked dignity . But I reviewed it in my mind and assured myself that my personal differences with Corpsman had not affected my decision ; my mind had been ...
... sorry that I had let Corpsman provoke me even into such a mild exchange ; it lacked dignity . But I reviewed it in my mind and assured myself that my personal differences with Corpsman had not affected my decision ; my mind had been ...
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