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Headhunters of NuamericaThere was a stunned sensation in Downey's head as he slowly regained consciousness. He had the feeling of one who has been drugged, or sandbagged; and for a moment he could not quite recall where he was or what had happened to...

The Planet of IllusionThe captain's keen gray eyes stared carefully at the glowing panel before him. On it shone out tiny points of light which revealed each of the different bodies through whose vicinity the Astralite was passing. A remarkable device actuated by delicate...

Lumìe di Sicilia: Commedia in un atto La scena rappresenta una camera di passaggio, con scarsa mobilia: un tavolino, alcune sedie. L'angolo a sinistra (dell'attore) nascosto da una cortina. Usci laterali, a destra e a sinistra. In fondo, l'uscio comune, a vetri, aperto, d...

Mák nek Virg Benedekrl. Jaj, hogy szerettem volna lni rgen, Vn szzadok bs mlyein, korbban, Mikor a llek nyilt, a jsg s nem ma A buta modern technika korban. Otthontalan bolyongok, hazavgyvn s srva vgyom vissza, ami volt mr, Akkor a szemek fl az...

Around the Black Sea - Asia Minor, Armenia, Caucasus, Circassia, Daghestan, the Crimea, RoumaniaLarger versions of most illustrations may be seen by right-clicking them and selecting an option to view them separately, or by double-tapping and/or stretching them. Links to larger, higher-resolution versions of...

The Psychological RegulatorThe nurse at the desk of Floor 24, Ward 5, flexed a smooth, tan arm and looked at the hall chronometer. She sighed inaudibly. 20:13:09, said the dial. Two more hours on duty for Miss Markett Travenor, F-2349464-23a-10-256W-26. Which was to say...

Dark RealityThe last rays of the sun washed down over the planet, over the low rounded hills and the trees that grew on them, through the shallow valleys where the grass grew rank and luxurious. The last songs of the birds came undisturbed through...

Healing Rays in SpaceThe big library was of platinum-and-teakwood. There were two occupants, a monstrous man who wore expensive vitrilex, and a wisp of a girl in a wheel chair. One entire wall space was taken up by a chart of the solar system....

Mi erősebb a halálnál?A gyszruhs ember szeme valban stt volt s kkrnykos. A hangja is beteg. S mintha a hajval s bajuszval is gyszolna, fekete volt rajta minden. Csak a magas gallr volt rajta fehr, meg a mansettja. Deht mi kzm vele? elmlkedett tovbb...

Le vœu d'être chaste: romanFrache, un peu rude, avec les cadences prosodiques encore usites dans les sminaires toulousains, la voix de l'excitateur montait, promene d'tage en tage, le long des corridors bas de plafond, que bordaient les chambres des lves: trois tages pareils avec...

Selections From JosephusJosephus, son of Matthias the priest, and on his mothers side claiming descent from the royal Hasmonan houseor Flavius Josephus, to give him the name which he adopted out of gratitude to his Imperial patronswas born in the first year of the...

Jane Seton; or, The King's Advocate: A Scottish Historical Romance The genius of a monarch is said to stamp a character upon his time; but this can scarcely be said to have been the good fortune of the sovereign in whose reign I have...

Tigre and IsolaIt seldom rains in Arizona. The narrow valleys that drain southward into Mexico are the most arid in America. But, on the night old Nuez Pico died, a black cloud rolled over the ragged rim of the Canille Mountains, dragged itself slowly...

The Origin of Thought and SpeechWhen opening my eyes in the morning, and whilst still struggling with an inclination to sleep, I review the day and what it will have in store for me; but the pictures drawn are confused, and my will takes...

The Mesa Verde StoryThis diorama pictures a hunt such as may have taken place 10 or 12 thousand years ago in what is now northeastern New Mexico. In 1926, 1927 and 1928, the bones of 30 bison of an extinct species were dug out...

The Steam Fire Engine and the Old-time Fire BellThe steam fire engine on display in Carillon Park represents the third, and perhaps most colorful, phase of mans long battle against fire. During the time of the bucket brigade, fire-fighting was carried on without the...

Deeds Barn and the Self StarterDeeds Barn is symbolic of one of the most important developments in the automotive field. It was here that the modern ignition system for automobiles and the self-starter were born and the foundation laid for one of Daytons most...

Mémoires de Miss Coote: Exploits d'une fouetteuse britannique racontés par elle-mêmeIl y a longtemps, je le sais, que je vous ai promis de vous expliquer l'origine de ma prdilection pour la fesse, cette passion qui est, selon moi, une des plus dlicieuses et des...

Scott's Wabash Expedition, 1791The members of this Board include the members of the Board of Trustees of the School City of Fort Wayne (with the same officers) together with the following citizens chosen from Allen County outside the corporate City of Fort Wayne: General...

The French and British at Three RiversThe members of this Board include the members of the Board of Trustees of the School City of Fort Wayne (with the same officers), together with the following citizens chosen from Allen County outside the corporate city of...