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| Oxygen Pill | ||
| Meets your need for oxygen without additional breathing. |
This is the first use of this phrase that I know about.
| There was a
taste in his mouth like cigar
ashes. He tried to stand up,
but the weight on his head
kept him where he was. “You
wouldn’t have an oxygen pill
around?”
“Sure.” She left with a toss of her skirt and a revelation of silky calves. When she re- turned with the tablet and water, he took it gratefully. |
| Technovelgy from Get Out Of Our Skies!,
by E.K. Jarvis. Published by Amazing Stories in 1957 Additional resources -
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