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id: 16202
author: Brunt, Samuel
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  _Captain Thomas_, said she, _send away the white Man._ never returned; for which Reason, the Fifth Day we went in Search of Next Day, _Cuffey_ went out by himself, and, at his Return, told us, Way. The Captain answered, it was Time enough to think of that when they My Lord, said I, our great Men are the brightest Examples of Piety. saw some _Cacklogallinians_ of the great Order, whose Heads he could not I have, _said I_, given you Reasons which prove this Way I cannot: For tho'' I have said, the _Cacklogallinians_ have having pass''d so great a Sea; and that I very likely had form''d this _Cacklogallinians_, took it for a great Hill; I told him my Opinion, but one of the _Palanquineers_ said he saw a House on the left, and People The next Day a great Number of _Selenites_ came to see me, and

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  A Voyage to Cacklogallinia With a Description of the Religion, Policy, Customs and Manners of That Country


id: 19526
title: Stand by for Mars!
author: Rockwell, Carey
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  "Hey, Astro!" Roger Manning stopped the huge boy about to step over. "Belongs to Cadet Candidate Roger Manning," replied Tom. Captain Strong turned away momentarily and Tom and Astro looked at Roger "Nothing I can''t handle in time," said Tom, looking at Roger. Strong failed to notice Roger''s face darken, and Tom and Astro look at "I think we''ve misjudged Roger, Astro," said Tom slowly. "Roger," said Tom, "I want to ask you something." _Lady Venus_, Tom, Roger, Astro and Captain Strong waited for the oxygen "Thank you, sir," said Tom, "but Astro and Roger did as much as I did." "I don''t have any, sir," Tom said, "but I''ll check with Roger and Astro "Last time I was on Mars," said Astro to Tom and Roger over a cup of "You and Roger just give a steady pressure, Tom," said Astro. "Let''s move out," said Tom. Roger and Astro shouldered the remaining


id: 20898
title: The Galaxy Primes
author: Smith, E. E. (Edward Elmer)
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  "Cut the rope, Jim, and let the old bucket drop," Garlock said. Belle knew, of course, that they were coming; and Garlock knew that Belle and James left the room; and, a few minutes later, Garlock went "D''you think I''d stand for _that_?" Belle blazed, before Garlock could James and Lola left the ship; Garlock and Belle went into the library. "I think I''ll come along with you and bodyguard you, Lola," Belle said, "I confirm, Lola, of course," Garlock said; then went on, partly "Oh--Lola''s right, Jim," Garlock said. Garlock and Belle were already bombing; James and Lola began. "As I started to tell you, Brownie," Garlock said, "I don''t think you''ve Give her hell, Belle!" Garlock sent this last thought Garlock and Belle went to work. "On them it looks good," Belle tight-beamed a thought to Garlock. "I hope you don''t think that way about _all_ Primes," Garlock said,


id: 21092
title: On the Trail of the Space Pirates
author: Rockwell, Carey
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  "_Polaris_ unit reporting as ordered, sir," said Tom, handing over the "Yes, sir," said Tom. The cadets came to attention, preparing to leave. "Closing in fast, sir," said Tom to Strong, who had come up from below "Yes, sir," said Tom. A few minutes later, dressed in fresh uniforms, the three cadets "Yes, sir," said Tom. The cadets saluted sharply and left the office. ship, Tom, Roger, and Astro began the dirty job of washing down the "I''ve got a rocket-blasting good idea, Tom," said Roger. "Here he comes," said Tom. The three cadets watched Captain Strong, While Tom, Roger, and Astro searched outside, Strong and Hawks went "Did you hear what Captain Strong said, Astro?" asked Tom. Tom, Astro, Roger, and Commander Walters stood behind Strong and waited "Good idea, sir--uh--Steve," said Tom. Strong got up and with an exaggerated swagger walked to the small bar.


id: 19027
title: The Revolt on Venus
author: Rockwell, Carey
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  five cadets rushed below to the jet-boat deck to wait for Tom. When Tom emerged from the air lock a few moments later, Roger and Astro Roger and Astro joined Strong and Tom on the control deck. "Think I''d better call a Solar Guard patrol ship, sir?" asked Roger. "We''re looking for jungle gear," said Tom, puzzled by the man''s strange his jungle knife, opening the path for Roger and Tom. The Venusian cadet From their ship, Tom, Roger, and Astro saw the men scatter across the "Yes, sir," replied Tom. Connel suddenly stepped before the screen to interject, "And Corbett saw "This is Tom Corbett, Space Cadet," said Connel. "Then you knew," said Tom bitterly, "when Major Connel, Roger, Astro, "It''s no good, Astro," said Connel, suddenly pulling the cadet back and "Thank Astro and Major Connel for that, sir," said Tom with the first


id: 18786
title: Treachery in Outer Space
author: Rockwell, Carey
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  "Excuse me, Captain Strong," said Tom Corbett, coming to attention. "Oh, yes," said Strong, turning to Tom, Roger, and Astro with a smile. Kit--Tom Corbett, Roger Manning, and Astro, the "Especially when you run up against Charley Brett," said Kit. The cadets looked at the veteran spaceman inquiringly, but he was not "Roger''s right, Astro," said Tom. "With that ship of Kit''s," said Astro, shaking his head, "I doubt if "Any ship unable to blast off at scheduled time," said Strong, finding "Here comes more work," muttered Tom. Quent had turned away from Strong "You know, Roger," said Tom, watching Miles disappear into the hangar, Tom, Roger, and Astro crowded to the viewport in Strong''s command shack Renewing their efforts, Tom, Roger, Astro, Sid, and Kit Barnard turned Tom, Roger, and Astro looked at each other dumfounded as Strong quickly Tom, Astro, and Kit Barnard listened to Miles'' bragging voice and smiled


id: 31601
title: An Empty Bottle
author: Wolf, Mari
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  planetary systems within a hundred light years of Sol. He looked "I still think we would have remembered this planet," Hugh said. "Look," Amos Carhill said. magnitude stars," Carhill said. "It means that we discarded one basic too many," Hugh McCann said. "You can''t be sure, Hugh." Nora McCann laid her hand on her husband''s "Hugh," she said after a moment, "do you really believe that thousands "I''ll wait here for you, Hugh," Nora said. "You''re wrong, Hugh," Amos said suddenly. "It''s the Earth all right," Carhill said. Hugh McCann looked past him, out at the sky and the clouds of water for how many of those ship-years had Earth lain lifeless like this? star charts of Earth as it had been before they left it, and he shook Hugh McCann looked at her and at Amos and at all the others. "You mean," Carhill said slowly, "that you believe other people got


id: 30123
title: Micromegas
author: Voltaire
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  Voyage of an inhabitant of the Sirius star to the planet Saturn. Voyage of an inhabitant of the Sirius star to the planet Saturn. Micromegas, after having toured around, arrived at the planet Saturn. "You have to admit," said Micromegas, "that nature is extremely "Yes," said the Saturnian, "nature is like a flower bed wherein the "I believe it," said Micromegas, "for on our planet we have almost For a very short time," replied the small man from Saturn. good sense to know their role and to thank the Author of nature. "Well," said Micromegas, "maybe the inhabitants of this planet are "Here is a very different animal from the first," said the dwarf from "But," said the Sirian, "you believed right away that they made love. Finally Micromegas said to them, "Since you know what is exterior to "Well!" said the Sirian, "this thing that appears to you to be


id: 30932
title: Before Egypt
author: Jarvis, E. K.
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  He turned his eyes on Mike and said, "I am Professor Mike turned his scowl on Nicko and snapped, "For Christ''s sake, speak Mike but at times they drove him crazy because Nicko might "Getting used to Nicko?" Mike asked. "We''ll let your father rest a while," Mike said. Nicko left and Mike watched the ship arc closer. Mike got his hands on the safety bars of the ladder leading down to Mike ordered Nicko and Doree into straps and buckled "Good-bye, little sister." Nicko looked over at Mike in "What did he say?" Mike asked of Nicko. "This ship," Mike said. Mike turned a quick, meaningful look at Doree, but he had no time to Doree covered her face with her hands and came into Mike''s arms. Mike found that both Nicko and Doree "Lie and rest." Mike turned and found Nicko was sitting up, his eyes


id: 7089
title: The Consolidator; or, Memoirs of Sundry Transactions from the World in the Moon
author: Defoe, Daniel
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  thing in the Nature of his Country-men which secur''d them from the The hot Men of the Solunarian Church were for knocking the Crolians all the Great Men of the Nation, tho'' Solunarians, yet that were Forces of the new Prince, for all the Solunarian Church joyn''d with that Time, with what Fury the hot Men of the Solunarian Church acted Nor is this all, for as a great many of these Solunarian Church-Men ''Tis true these were great things, but ''twas thought all this might the banish''d King, how impolitick these high Solunarian Church-men Solunarian Church Men had laid for the Ruin of the Crolians Interest, The Crolians in the Moon are Men of large Souls, and Generously stand Solunarian Church and the Crolian Dissenters in the World of the Senseless Thing, to make a Man a King of a Country he has not one


id: 32805
title: The Impossible Voyage Home
author: Wallace, F. L. (Floyd L.)
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  Ethan and Amantha got the right answer by asking the wrong question!_] days," said Marlowe, the training director. "Damnation," said Ethan wistfully, "I''d like to dandle him." "Maybe they''ve forgotten we''ve only got a month left," she said eagerly. Said there wasn''t any ship leaving for the "Got a present for you," said Ethan. "Ain''t so brittle," said Amantha, making way for Ethan who had followed Didn''t think they let them in space-service," said Amantha. "Don''t know his name," said Amantha. "Think we will?" said Amantha. "I suppose," said Amantha. "It''s wet, that''s what it''s like," said Amantha. "''Mantha, they think we''re dead," said Ethan. Amantha handed the child to Ethan. "It wasn''t you," said Amantha, her back straightening. "I''d like to know something of your background," said Marlowe. "No other experience," said Ethan. "I had a trip in mind for you," said Marlowe. "Guess you don''t know what we''re like," said Ethan.


id: 50449
title: Recruit for Andromeda
author: Marlowe, Stephen
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  FIRST MAN: (Laughing) It''s a long way from Mars to City Hall, doc. "I am Alaric Arkalion III," said the extremely young-looking man with "I think I''m getting the hang of it," said Temple. Vaguely alarmed, Temple thrust a hand to Arkalion''s chest, felt Temple lit a cigarette with shaking fingers, made his way to Arkalion''s "Sounds like the same man who addressed us in White Sands," Temple told _Mars_, thought Temple, back in his room with Arkalion. The man looked at Sophia''s halter, at the fine way she filled it. "What''s the matter?" Temple had grown to like Arkalion, despite the "With a lock like this," Arkalion explained, as if he had read Temple''s _Sophia?_ thought Temple. Temple said nothing for a long time. "Stealth," said Arkalion, and led Temple through long, white-walled "What do you look like?" Sophia demanded while Temple stood there


id: 51331
title: Swenson, Dispatcher
author: Miller, R. De Witt (Richard De Witt)
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  Old Mister Cerobie, Chairman of the Board, said quietly: "Before you mess," Swenson said, "and alter course for Luna City. "Swenson," Mister Cerobie said quietly, "you _are_ insane. When Swenson had finished sending the coded message, he turned back to Mister Cerobie cut him off: "Your information is correct, Swenson. "To hell with the canned goods part of the load," Swenson said. "The Senator," Mister Cerobie said, "will speak from 1300 hours to 1500 Mister Cerobie interrupted quietly: "Swenson, don''t you think you''d Mister Cerobie, who had been reading over Swenson''s shoulder, said: As Mister Cerobie opened the door to his private office, Swenson called Swenson said to himself: "Mister Cerobie is in the wrong business," and "Swenson," Mister Cerobie called from the door of the Board Room, "you office when the ship-calling light went on: "Number 5 to Swenson. "And that, Mister Cerobie," said Swenson, "is how you slide out of a


id: 51150
title: Venus is a Man''s World
author: Tenn, William
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  crews are men; women are too busy with important things like government that gave the feel of great empty space like I''d read about in _The Boy Sis had studied it too, but she was looking for places like But women always know what''s right, and a boy can only make careful, patient way she always talks politics and things like that to If it were, Sis and three hundred other pretty girls like her I held out my hand the way Sis had taught me. planet, he didn''t know "it''s a woman''s world," like the older boys in at it, a man who lets somebody else handle his blaster is like the "Ferdinand," Sis said, "let''s go back to our cabin." like Sis for a wife. Sis nodded to herself, waved the door open, and walked out. He said all Butt had told him--in the lifeboat when they decided to


id: 62212
title: Prison Planet
author: Tucker, Wilson
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  "Listen, Rat!" Roberds said, "what _I_ say goes around here. "Rat has the right idea," Roberds continued, "but I had already thought "We call him Rat," Roberds said. She said: "Why couldn''t he pilot the ship, I mean? Rat helped Greaseball fill the water tanks to capacity with fuel, "Good night." He watched Rat walk slowly away. Nurse Gray moved from the window and Rat saw the second form in the announced the return of Rat. The nurse pushed open the window wide, saw To Nurse Gray the fifteen minute wait seemed like hours, impatient "Gladney!" Nurse Gray exclaimed. Rat watched the white, drawn face swing in the hammock beside him. Rat shook his head and said nothing. glance at Nurse Gray and then threw a meaning look at Gladney. "Gladney," she said quickly, "you''ve got to help me clear Rat. We''ve "Some day, he will be remembered, Miss Gray," Gladney whispered.


