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"I went back to science fiction to try a few experiments …and my first experiment was a disaster…"
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| Undertaking a journey between the stars. |
| "Does that explain why I have to give up my work and go live on the old relic for a year?" Carlin demanded furiously.
"Yes it does," the Arcturian replied. "We're a star-traveling race now. But the mind can take only so much of star-travel. Overdo that strain and you get a revulsion, you get star-sickness. Then the only cure is resto for the mind in completely normal conditions. |
| Technovelgy from Forgotten World,
by Edmond Hamilton. Published by Thrilling Wonder Stories in 1946 Additional resources -
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'You couldn't have the capstone without the pyramid to hold it up.'
'the unobtrusive inspections with tiny remote-cast snoopers...'
I'm hoping that this procedure becomes a normal part of medical practice!
'... nothing was perfected until M. Pantalon announced the completion of his automatic valet.'
'...its streets were of remarkable width, with few or no buildings so high as mosques, churches, State-offices, or palaces in Tellurian cities.'
'...it was all composed of tiny, identical cubes, carefully laid to form a tilelike surface.'
