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Murder Beneath the Polar IceMurder Beneath the Polar IceWavelets of cigarette smoke drifted across the comfortably lounging enlisted men in the air-conditioned compartment of the Fleet Ballistic Missile submarine, as they sat watching Barney. Sweat streaming from his swollen-veined forehead, hurried and grotesque in his black rubber diving...
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Prometheus IllboundPrometheus IllboundThe work of art is the exaggeration of an idea, says Gide in the epilogue of the Prometheus Illbound. This is really the explanation of the whole book and of many other books of Gide. His world is a world of abstract ideas,...
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A Matter of TasteA Matter of TasteI arrived on the fourth planet of Sunder's Pride stark naked and stood comfortably in the snow, listening to the wind howl by, while waiting for the Expedition Manager to approach from the edge of the small clearing and welcome me....
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AssassinAssassinI deliberately dug my heels into the concrete floor of the corridor of the Pentagon. The steel plates on the heels of my black uniform boots heralded my approach with sharp anvil sounds as I marched confidently toward the unmarked door five hundred feet...
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Mary Jane Married: Tales of a Village InnMary Jane Married: Tales of a Village InnA very entertaining autobiography.... Mary Jane has a faculty for observing character, and a power of delineating its movements and development, not distantly related to those of Mr. Sims himself. Mary Jane has so full a fund...
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The Non-Electronic BugThe Non-Electronic BugWhat I am is a genius, and I give you a piece of advice: Do not ever play cards with a stranger. The stranger might be me. Where there are degenerate card players around, I sometimes get a call. Not diceI don't...
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Fiction, Fact, and Fancy SeriesMerry TalesThe projector of this Series has had in mind the evident desire of our people, largely occupied with material affairs, for reading in a shape adapted to the amount of time at their disposal. Until recently this desire has been satisfied chiefly from...
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Le monde tel qu'il seraLe monde tel qu'il seraLes voyez-vous, accouds leur fentre de mansarde, au milieu des girofles en fleurs et du gazouillement des oiseaux nichs sous les tuiles? La main de Marthe est pose sur l'paule de Maurice, et tous deux regardent au-dessous d'eux, vers l'abme...
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Time PaymentTime PaymentSlick Tennant had a hunch. The sixth sense that had made him king of the local rackets, that had warned him in time when three of his men fell to the machine guns of a rival gang, now told him that the Feds...
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The Fair RewardsThe Fair RewardsCOPYRIGHT, 1922, BY ALFRED A. KNOPF, Inc. Published, February, 1922 Set up and electrotyped by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by S. D. Warren & Co., Boston, Mass. Printed and bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass. MANUFACTURED IN THE...
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Segundo tomo del ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la ManchaEl Quijote apócrifo SEGVNDO TOMO DEL INGENIOSO HIDALGO DON QVIXOTE DE LA MANCHA, que contiene su tercera salida: y es la quinta parte de sus auenturas. Compuesto por el Licenciado Alonso Fernandez de Auellaneda, natural de la Villa de Tordesillas. Al Alcalde, Regidores, y...
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The Last TrespasserThe Last TrespasserMalloy was in his month for lying on his stomach to avoid bed sores. He was walking from Peoria, Illinois, to Detroit, Michigan, currently and he had just reached Chicago. It was fine to see State Street again, and the jewelry stores...
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HeelHeelShe gestured at the huge screen on the wall. It showed, far below, the blue sea, the black ships on the yellow beach, the purple tents of the Greek army, the broad brown plain, and the white towers of Troy. The Director glared at...
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Kotkan tieKotkan tieKenraali loi katseensa nuoreen mieheen, jonka kasvoja auringon viime steet juuri valaisivat. Sileksi ajeltujen kasvojen piirteet olivat uurteiset, iho kuin parkittu vivahtaen ruskeankeltaiseen. Vaikkapa mies olisi ollut vanhakin, eivt hnen kasvonsa olisi voineet olla en ryppyisemmt, mutta silmt, jotka hymyillen katsoivat kenraaliin, olivat...
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Aikamme urosAikamme urosJokaisessa kirjassa on esipuhe ensiminen ja samalla viimeinen asia. Se on joko selityksen teoksen tarkoituksesta tahi puhdistaumisena ja vastauksena arvosteluille. Mutta tavallisesti lukijat eivt vlit siveellisest tarkoituksesta ja sanomalehtien hykkyksist, ja senp thden he eivt esipuhetta lue. Ja paha on, ett niin on;...
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30° CattywonkusThirty Degrees CattywonkusAt the moment, it seemed to Ernie Lane that in a house which even the real estate agent said had "either" eleven or twelve rooms, it was quite conceivable that he and Melinee had overlooked that extra room. While Melinee fried the...
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The Crystal Sceptre: A Story of AdventureThe Crystal Sceptre: A Story of AdventureWe had lost all control of the wild balloon. It was driven ahead of the wind like a shred of rags, the car trailing behind at a fearful angle, for many of the ropes were broken and all...
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Mémoires Posthumes de Braz CubasMémoires Posthumes de Braz Cubas TABLE DES MATIRES AU LECTEUR I. MORT DE L'AUTEUR II. L'EMPLTRE III. GNALOGIE IV. L'IDE FIXE V. O L'ON VOIT POINDRE L'OREILLE D'UNE FEMME VI. CHIMNE, QUI L'ET DIT? RODRIGUE, QUI L'ET CRU? VII. LE DLIRE VIII. RAISON CONTRE...
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A Great Day for the IrishA Great Day for the IrishBridget Kelly stood at the foot of the rocket lift and watched the loading operation. The freight had long since been inspected and stowed, and now it was the passengers' turn. Bridget was glad that for once she was...
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When Day is DoneWhen Day is DoneIt was three in the afternoon and quitting time at Utopian Appliances, Inc. Bertram J. Bernard, the firm's stocky, thick-jawed president, waited discreetly at his desk for a few minutes, then closed the file he had been studying, bid his secretary...
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