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id: 20553
title: Out Around Rigel
author: Wilson, Robert H.
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  long half-month it had hung there above the horizon, its light dimmed by "Garth," Kelvar said, "it''s getting dark. "There," said Garth, "is the _Comet_. I turned back again to look out the little window fixed in the minutes, perhaps, with the red danger light flickering all the time. light-years, half the estimated distance to Rigel. indicated 3975 times the speed of light. hundred light-years from the sun, the space between the two was quite twenty-five times light speed, and slow down after we get there by I flashed on our lights, while Garth cut out the projector and the floor elevation by the _Comet_, his space-suit shining in the light from the windows, Garth looked like a metallic monster, some creature of this I started to call Garth, then saw that he was looking up as well. to Garth''s body under the blazing light of Rigel, back to the moon and


id: 19709
title: Danger in Deep Space
author: Rockwell, Carey
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  "You know you love it, Manning," said Astro, who, though as tired as Tom designated as _POLARIS_ unit; i.e., Cadets Tom Corbett, Roger "Well, looks like we''re big boys now," said Tom, as the three cadets Tom, Roger, and Astro maneuvered the great rocket ship toward the gaping "Brought along three space suits, Tom," said Astro. Mason and Loring left the radar bridge while Shinny and Roger watched "That could be Tom and Astro in that jet boat," said Roger softly to Astro and Roger, Alfie and Mr. Shinny, Tom and myself. Astro, Tom, Roger, Alfie, and Shinny walked silently into the "I''ve already talked to Astro and Mr. Shinny, sir," said Tom, "and Major Connel, Roger, Astro, Alfie, and Mr. Shinny were so close that Tom felt as though he could touch them. After the back slapping between Roger, Astro, and Tom was over, Connel Connel followed Roger and Tom to the control deck.


id: 18361
title: Operation: Outer Space
author: Leinster, Murray
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  "Happy holiday!" said Cochrane, because Holden looked about as miserable "Mr. Cochrane, hadn''t you better come look at Earth out of the quartz "Guarantee that it will be a new Earth," Cochrane said morosely, "and West said briskly--exactly as if before a television camera--that Mr. Dabney had started from the well-known fact that the properties of space So Cochrane had a space-ship practically in his pocket when the public present, then, the party from Earth--Cochrane and Babs and Holden, with "Jones," said Cochrane with a little difficulty, "let''s follow an Jones rode back to Lunar City with Cochrane and Holden and Babs. "I''ve got scenery that looks like a ship," said Cochrane mildly. "I think we''d better go take a look at it," said Cochrane. "It looks like hell," said Cochrane. "Holden''s making some sort of test of the air," Cochrane said shortly. "That''s what''s the matter with people back on Earth," Cochrane said


id: 18753
title: The Space Pioneers
author: Rockwell, Carey
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  "_Polaris_ unit reporting for orders, sir," said Tom. The three cadets "Yes, sir!" said Tom, and the three cadets saluted sharply. "Control deck, ready for blast-off," said Tom, and then turned to the "Yes, sir," said Tom. Strong walked around on the control deck, making a casual check of the "Thank you, sir," said Tom. Hardy turned to Strong. Bush turned and looked at Vidac, nodded, and glared at Tom before "Relax, Roger," said Astro with a wink at Tom. Standing at the hatch outside of Vidac''s room, Tom and Roger waited for "_Polaris_ unit reporting as ordered, sir," said Tom. Vidac swung around in his chair and stared up at the three cadets, a "It isn''t that we mind working with Professor Sykes," said Tom. "Yes, Cadet Astro?" said Vidac coldly. "I don''t know, Roger," said Tom, "but I don''t like the looks of it." Space Cadets," said Vidac, "that will not be possible."


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: 51669
title: The Lamps of the Angels
author: Sabia, Richard
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  Lithe, dark Roberto set down his breakfast coffee and smiled up at her. "The hour was late," Roberto said, "and I did not wish to disturb you "Foolish old man," Mrs. Sanchez said with mock severity, "you have lost "Mama," Roberto said, "I have a present for you." "Like the others I have brought it is not expensive," Roberto said. "Roberto has brought for you a stone from every planet he has touched. "I no longer have a husband in this house," Mrs. Sanchez said, "only an stones to pluck from a new planet," Mr. Sanchez said. Mr. Sanchez said in perplexity, "I do not understand, Roberto. "In this system!" Roberto said. The word echoed in Roberto''s mind--_why?_ The very core of his being "Yes," Roberto said, softening, "for after all there are always Six long years, Roberto thought. Roberto pressed the jump bar, throwing them into White Space ...


id: 51699
title: The God Next Door
author: Doede, William R.
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  God," she said, "to speak to my people again. "As for the webfoots," the wind devil, or Sand God, said, "I will "Listen, Sybtl," he said desperately, "I am not a God and you are not "Yes," Stinson said, "and your race no longer exists." "The Sand God is angry," she said. "Why did the Sand God come? no time, now, to warm cold feet or dwell on the vagaries of Sand Gods. "The Sand God," Sybtl said. "The Sand God isn''t doing this," Stinson said. Stinson had never been in a sand storm before, even on Earth. "The Sand God is tired," Sybtl said. "Earthman," the Sand God said, as if he were about to make a statement. The webfoots might find us, or the Sand God might destroy us in Sybtl said, "Is the Sand God happy?" She shook her head. "Stinson," the Sand God said. Sybtl said; "Is the Sand God angry again?"


id: 51414
title: ...So They Baked a Cake
author: Marks, Winston K. (Winston Kinney)
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  take us over 42 years, earth-measured time, to reach our destination. planet near our goal, in the short time of two months?" a little heavy and clenching those tremendous hands until it was time I said, "You look like you still have regrets. I looked at Larson, and suddenly I knew why the long face. On the last day Larson eased off our 1800-mile-per-second velocity, and I was in the control-room with Larson and Mac when we got our first Mac said, "It''s a planet, sure enough, but that audio--" When we were alone Larson said, "This is fantastic." "We''ve got ourselves a sweet little earth-type planet, if "How do you figure that?" Larson wanted to know. Mac and Larson both looked at me as if maybe I had I turned to Mac, who was grinning like to split his face. "Looks like you were wrong, old boy--about the impossibility of


id: 51482
title: Perfect Answer
author: Stecher, L. J., Jr.
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  "As one god to another--let''s go home," Jack Bates said. "And we''ll use one of _my_ coins this time," said Farnum, noticing the "Coming right up," said Bates. "Isn''t that why you want to try one more system?" asked Bates. "Well," said Farnum at last, "looks like we might as well go outside Farnum and Bates took turns talking at the box for half an hour. Bates shrugged his shoulders and went back into the ship, with Farnum Oracle has always got all the answers anyway. Oracle can tell you if you really want to know." Bates and Farnum went into the building and found themselves in a "You are the Oracle?" asked Farnum, looking around curiously. "You mean you''ll stop telling the truth at that time?" asked Bates. "And you''ll answer any question at all?" asked Bates in some excitement. When they were back in their ship, Farnum turned desperately to Bates.


id: 51741
title: Round-and-Round Trip
author: Fyfe, H. B. (Horace Bowne)
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  Of medium height but somewhat underweight, Winstead looked like a Winstead finally reached a clerk, a dark, extremely brisk young man. "Let me put it as simply as possible, Mr.--uh--Winstead," he said very "It don''t look to me, Mr. Winstead," he said thoughtfully, "like you Last week, Mr. Winstead, when we took you to Topaz IV," said the "I hope it''s all right, Mr. Winstead," said the spacer. "No, I--I''m just passing through," said Winstead. "I--er--I am engaged in a little research," said Winstead. "Good morning, Mr. Winstead," said the Agency man brightly. _As long as I don''t come out that way_, thought Winstead, sliding into Winstead saw him look into several other little windows "What has that got to do with it?" said Winstead. Winstead wondered whether he had said good night. "I also happen to know a little about how it''s done," said Winstead "My hobby," said Winstead.


id: 50998
title: Delay in Transit
author: Wallace, F. L. (Floyd L.)
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  "Not interested," said Cassal firmly, his subvocalization inaudible Dimanche needed a good stiff course in Cassal had none, except, in a sense, Dimanche. Cassal wasn''t sure he was going to like her. Cassal, I don''t know when another ship bound for Tunney will show up on instrument he called Dimanche was not known to the Galaxy at large. "I''ve got it," said Dimanche as Cassal gloomily counted out the sum the "What I want to know is," said Dimanche, "why such precautions as either Cassal or Dimanche. "Cards," said Cassal, "though there are many varieties within that "Look around," said Dimanche. "You had it last time," said Dimanche. "Pressure," muttered Cassal to Dimanche. "That''s better," said Cassal. "I''ve already visualized those probing instruments," said Cassal "You don''t," said Cassal. "You," said Cassal, "are a machine. "Look," said Cassal. The first time Cassal had visited the Travelers Aid Bureau, it had


id: 50863
title: Alien Minds
author: Evans, E. Everett (Edward Everett)
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  Hanlon, carefully reading the surface of the man''s mind, sensed the control of its mind, Hanlon made the animal follow him until he could Ran Auldin looked at Hanlon another moment, his face and thoughts "I think he''s lying," Hanlon said, knowing from his quick probe into From all he had been able to learn, Hanlon thought the Ruler, Elus And from vague ideas Hanlon had seen in the man''s mind from All during that discussion Hanlon carefully watched the mind of the man "One thing looks sure," Hanlon thought to himself. Knowing their minds so intimately, Hanlon knew they had Hanlon probed quickly into the man''s mind but, as usual, he could force his mind to think along the lines Hanlon wanted to know. "Then dad''s not too far away," Hanlon thought, and began trying to barrier Hanlon thought he had felt in Egon-Irad''s mind. From his reading of the other''s mind, Hanlon knew that


id: 59581
title: Brain Teaser
author: Godwin, Tom
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  The space warp shuttle sat in the middle of the room, a cube equivalent to several light-years in normal space," Engle said, "but to Sirius by means of the space warp shuttle and bringing back the anticipated occurred when a ship went into the warp and Harding had WHAT IS THE POSITION OF THIS SHIP RELATIVE TO NORMAL SPACE? THIS SHIP WAS SHUTTLED BACK OUT OF THE WARP? THIS SHIP EMERGED FROM THE SPACE WARP INTO THE SAME NORMAL SPACE POSITION IT HAD OCCUPIED BEFORE GOING INTO THE WARP. THIS SHIP CANNOT SIMULTANEOUSLY BE IN TWO POSITIONS THREE LIGHT-YEARS the warp at many times the normal space speed of light. space warp shuttle to the _Thunderbolt_. space warp shuttle that he had never before been permitted to touch. TO THE SPACE WARP POSITION OF SIRIUS AT 13:53, BASING YOUR COMPUTATIONS IT IS DESIRED THAT THIS SHIP EMERGE INTO NORMAL SPACE ONE LIGHT-HOUR


id: 51434
title: An Elephant for the Prinkip
author: Stecher, L. J., Jr.
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  "That''s a mighty nice looking freighter out there on pad seven," I said The food I carried would weigh the same as the elephant. Indian elephant up on a little jaunt around Earth''s satellite. "Beulah was kind of cute, for all of her tonnage," said the skipper. "For a starter, I figured like you said, to have Beulah on one side of journey with the ship full and Beulah and the compost heap empty. Indian elephant--and Beulah outweighed him by almost two tons, and had orbit on a full belly, and I hadn''t let Beulah have a bite to eat for went to work as if they handled elephants in space every day. I didn''t know it at the time, but Beulah was eating for two. Beulah looked a little unhappy, but "Then I went back to the cargo compartment and hauled Beulah into the and of Beulah, and of _Delta Crucis_, too."


id: 51296
title: The Sense of Wonder
author: Marlowe, Stephen
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  Every day for a week now, Rikud had come to the viewport to watch Chuls said, "It is time for my bath in the health-rays. And Rikud could remember the rest of what the reading machine had said. Now Crifer said, "I''ve been reading again, Rikud." "You know," Rikud said, sitting up now, "the stars in the viewport are "Astronomy says some stars are variable," Crifer offered, but Rikud Rikud couldn''t remember, and he suddenly wished he could read Crifer''s "Won''t you eat, Rikud?" Chuls called from somewhere down below. moment Rikud thought he could see the gardens rearward in the world. "I will eat," Chuls said, breaking Rikud''s revery. "It''s a door, I think," said Crifer. and Crifer said, "Doors are variable, too, I think." Rikud heard a voice not unlike that of the reading machine. A buzzer sounded and automatically Rikud found himself releasing Chuls.


id: 53016
title: Cakewalk to Gloryanna
author: Stecher, L. J., Jr.
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  "Shipping marocca to Gloryanna III didn''t turn out to be a cakewalk "You _did_ succeed in getting the marocca to Gloryanna III?" I asked letting any of the living plants get shipped off their planet. profits for letting us take a load of marocca plants to Gloryanna III, "I got them there safely," said Captain Hannah. "When I left, marocca was growing like mad," said Captain Hannah. had lined up for Gloryanna and Jumped, I figured, like you said, that seem to be having any trouble, but was acting like the book said it Did you know that they plant marocca "Every time they got a little too worried, or I slipped and bumped into thing, I would have to cut the stuff way back if I was ever going to get the plants out of the ship. reasonable at the time." Captain Hannah inhaled a sip of rhial, and "The marocca plants were still in good


id: 53035
title: When You Giffle...
author: Stecher, L. J., Jr.
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  "I came here because I''ve got to talk to somebody," he said, our swimming hole,'' said boy number one earnestly. Besides which, what boy would want to go swimming with his clothes on "Oh, come now," I said to Captain Hannah, glancing at the row of rhial "Well, I like chocolate cake," he said defensively. "''That''s all there is to it, sir,'' said the first boy. "''We''ll have to get help,'' said the first boy at last. "''Well, sir,'' said Jim, ''your appearing here isn''t quite as incredible the same time, Jim picked a small box out of the air and handed it to "''Well of course, sir,'' said Jim, and then looked at the two brats, who like Captain Hannah says,'' asked one of them. "''Your _Delta Crucis_ is all fixed up right, now, sir,'' he told me in "Oh, I couldn''t pass up a chance like that," he said.


id: 53059
title: To Save Earth
author: Ludwig, Edward W.
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  "Tell me what you think, Captain," said a balding, dark-skinned man "The men are like rotting trees," said Captain Torkel a few moments Captain Torkel said, patiently, "Kelly didn''t mean that for a name. Memory returned to Captain Torkel like water crashing out of a broken Captain Torkel and Fox and Garcia and Van Gundy stood beside Kelly. "I think Fox is right," said Captain Torkel. "You know, Captain," said Fox, "if we didn''t go back, the race wouldn''t Captain Torkel frowned at Fox and Lieutenant Washington and Kelly. Captain Torkel and Fox and Kelly and Lieutenant Lieutenant Washington and Fox and Kelly squatted beside Captain Torkel, "Wine, Captain," said the smiling Sirian. "Garcia and Van Gundy may not want companions," said Captain Torkel. Captain Torkel and Lieutenant Washington and Fox closed in on Garcia Fox said, "He''s crazy, almost like Kelly. Then Captain Torkel and Lieutenant Washington and Fox stood gazing into


id: 60713
title: Counterweight
author: Sohl, Jerry
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  "And now," Ellason said, "you''re going to try again." Rexroad said very gravely, "We''ve got the finest captain in "If I return," said Ellason. Captain Branson and his fifty crewmen want to return as badly as you "Gentlemen," Branson said at last, as Ellason knew he would, "I want When Ellason saw Branson about it, the captain said, "Of course I She said the culprit was a husky man wearing a red rubber mask, and "You wonder at my reluctance, Mr. Ellason," Captain Branson said. "I know my men," Branson said flatly. "If we had had a gun, we''d have got Red Mask," Tilbury said. Let Red Mask move against armed men, they said. "I figured as much," Ellason said. "You''re perhaps a little too good as an observer," Branson said. "And you, Mr. Ellason, were along to observe it all," Captain Branson Captain Branson will say they were found somewhere on the ship.


id: 60309
title: The Last Victory
author: Godwin, Tom
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  Outlander men, women and children, eighteen ship''s crewmen, and "There is no argument--we both want Technogration," Thane said. Lornie''s kitten were left." The old man''s eyes watched him closely, "You Outlanders were bound for a Technograte world when you left Earth. the south line guards firing across the Outlander camp. seized the leash and girl and dog disappeared back into the Outlander "We were discussing a mad dog, Thane," Curry said. "If the dog was mad, why hasn''t it bitten any of the Outlanders," Thane A man came hurrying from the north guard line before Curry had gone Curry waited and when Gorman reached him he said: Gorman started back to meet the guards and Curry stood for a little "Go help Curry''s men," he said and watched Gorman go, trying to fit Down in the Outlander camp the children were gathering around the dog


id: 61380
title: The Five Hells of Orion
author: Pohl, Frederik
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  Hatcher, like McCray, was an Hatcher''s principal task at this moment was to run the "probe team" A tinny little voice from the helmet of the space suit said sharply, Herrell McCray, this is _Jodrell Bank_ responding to your message, McCray took a deep breath and thought. suit''s pararadio, millions of times faster than light, it took _hours_ McCray had no way of knowing just how hot it was going to get. benches and McCray, staring, thought briefly of many-armed blind giants The woman''s voice was at such close range that McCray''s suit radio made But another thought was in Hatcher''s mind: Suppose McCray breathed a deep sigh and for one more time turned his mind away McCray didn''t know they were Hatcher''s people, of course. waiting for something, McCray thought; if indeed they were creatures McCray had not understood all of what Hatcher had tried to communicate Hatcher''s people were creatures of thought.


