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| Rust Ray Pistol | ||
| Makes the hardest steel or iron crumbly. |
| Putting his hands on the bars, he continued to jibe at them. Behind him, Zaarrgon slid a tentacle through the bars. Protruding loosely from the guard’s hip-pocket was the pistol-butt of a rust ray. The Martian seized it gently and brought it in. Neither the guard nor Alabaster noticed. Finally Alabaster departed with a final wave of his hand. At once the Martian pointed the rust-ray at the massive lock housing. A pale finger of radiance spurted. The lock fell away in clanging fragments. At the same moment, Merrick threw his weight against the door, dashed it open. |
| Technovelgy from Gambler’s Asteroid,
by Manly Wade Wellman. Published by Thrilling Wonder Stories in 1944 Additional resources -
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