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50876	Del Rey, Lester	Earthbound			.txt	text/plain	670	66	93	He had been waiting for it--a long time! Coming back to Earth had been a mistake, but he'd needed the speeches and awards--and damn Earth! Clifton swung his head, then relaxed as he saw the other man was not The eyes behind the dark glasses were directed toward He was a small, shriveled old man. "Your memory is very good, Captain. good cobbler, and perhaps my boots helped some men out there." The old man's hand swept toward the stars, then fell back to grip the railing "Everyone but me," the old man said. of Earth and I looked at the stars and dreamed. realized I was meant to wait here--here on Earth, and nowhere else. I stayed, making space boots." "Nobody can order a man grounded forever. The old man hesitated, as if expecting the name to mean something. he sighed and lifted his dark glasses.	./cache/50876.txt	./txt/50876.txt