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1 The Ambassador

All Earth needed was a good stiff dose of common sense, but its rulers preferred to depend on the highly fallible computers instead. As a consequence, interplanetary diplomatic relations were somewhat strained--until a nimble-witted young man from Mars came up with the answer to the "sixty-four dollar" question.
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Downloads: 849 | Votes: 49 | Score: 7.60
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2 The Final Figure

Was it a wild talent that MacReedy had, or was it just prophetic genius that led him to figure out new, improved ordnance weapons and make models of them--before the armed forces had them? Whichever it was, MacReedy was both valuable and dangerous--and when the general saw MacReedy's final figure, the weapons following the mobile rocket A-missile launcher....
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3 It's All Yours

It was a strange and bitter Earth over which the Chancellor ruled--a strange and deformed world. There were times when the Chancellor suspected that he really was a humanistic old fool, but this seemed to be his destiny and it was difficult to be anything else. Human, like all other organic life on Earth, was dying. Where it spawned, it spawned monsters. What was to be the answer?
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4 Judas Ram

The house was furnished with all luxuries, including women. If it only had a lease that could be broken
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Downloads: 370 | Votes: 21 | Score: 6.94
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5 Reel Life Films

At least a contributing factor to the current cycle of science fiction movies being made in Hollywood is the touchiness of minorities having their nationals being portrayed as villains. Cinema-makers are now trying to avoid further boycotts by using space aliens for villains. But suppose some of our Extraterrestrial neighbors are also a bit touchy?
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Downloads: 234 | Votes: 19 | Score: 7.09
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6 A World Apart

Most men of middle age would welcome a chance to live their lives a second time. But Coulter did not.
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Downloads: 875 | Votes: 43 | Score: 7.29
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