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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Page 52
Rog , Dak , and Penny followed me into the car . There was the usual skyfield
crowd , not as numerous as at any earthport , but numerous . I was not worried
about them as long as Boothroyd accepted the impersonation — though there
were ...
Rog , Dak , and Penny followed me into the car . There was the usual skyfield
crowd , not as numerous as at any earthport , but numerous . I was not worried
about them as long as Boothroyd accepted the impersonation — though there
were ...
Page 57
The conviction that I smelled it was so strong that I involuntarily glanced back to
see if Penny had followed me in . I could feel her handclasp warm in my palm . I
started limping down that aisle , trying to make it about the speed a Martian
moves ...
The conviction that I smelled it was so strong that I involuntarily glanced back to
see if Penny had followed me in . I could feel her handclasp warm in my palm . I
started limping down that aisle , trying to make it about the speed a Martian
moves ...
Page 73
Penny followed me back into my office . When she closed the door I said , " I won '
t need you for the next hour or so , Penny child . But you might ask Doc for more
of those pills , I may need them . " “ Yes , sir . ” She floated with her back to the ...
Penny followed me back into my office . When she closed the door I said , " I won '
t need you for the next hour or so , Penny child . But you might ask Doc for more
of those pills , I may need them . " “ Yes , sir . ” She floated with her back to the ...
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