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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... wand . I was a Martian . I did not know how to use the wand and my name sounded like a leaky faucet , but from that instant on it was my legal name on Mars and I was legally a blood member of the most aristocratic family on the planet ...
... wand . I was a Martian . I did not know how to use the wand and my name sounded like a leaky faucet , but from that instant on it was my legal name on Mars and I was legally a blood member of the most aristocratic family on the planet ...
Page 135
... wand . Rog looked horrified . " Good Lord , man , you can't 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 ...
... wand . Rog looked horrified . " Good Lord , man , you can't 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 ...
Page 137
... wand and said smoothly , “ That's a Martian wand , is it not , sir ? Interesting . I suppose you will want to leave it here - it will be safe . " I said , " I'm carrying it . ” " Sir ? " His eyebrows shot up and he waited for me to cor ...
... wand and said smoothly , “ That's a Martian wand , is it not , sir ? Interesting . I suppose you will want to leave it here - it will be safe . " I said , " I'm carrying it . ” " Sir ? " His eyebrows shot up and he waited for me to cor ...
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