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831 A Filbert Is a Nut by Rick Raphael

That the gentleman in question was a nut was beyond question. He was an institutionalized psychotic. He was nutty enough to think he could make an atom bomb out of modeling clay!
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 468 Votes: 41 | Score: 7.34
Size: 15KB | 2,863 words | Posted:

832 The Flying Cuspidors by V. R. Francis

This was love, and what could be done about it? It's been happening to guys for a long time, now.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
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Downloads: 188 Votes: 8 | Score: 7.33
Size: 22KB | 4,393 words | Posted:

833 The Sword and the Atopen by Taylor H. Greenfield

The conversion of light into electricity by spectrum is an interesting possibility. The idea of using foreign proteins on the human system to repel enemies, is also interesting. Do you get it? We didn't either until we read the story. Read the yarn and you'll get it too.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
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Downloads: 323 Votes: 24 | Score: 7.33
Size: 19KB | 3,516 words | Posted:

834 A Scientist Rises by Anthony Gilmore

"The face of the giant was indeed that of a god...."
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
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Downloads: 243 Votes: 15 | Score: 7.33
Size: 14KB | 2,646 words | Posted:

835 Satisfaction Guaranteed by Joy Leache

Interstellar trouble-shooting is the easiest work there is. All you need is brains, energy--and a steno with nice legs!
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 432 Votes: 27 | Score: 7.33
Size: 38KB | 6,663 words | Posted:

836 Spies Die Hard! by Arnold Marmor

Earth's espionage ring was a headache, so the Martian Security Chief offered ten thousand credits for a key agent. But even for a price--
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
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Downloads: 313 Votes: 21 | Score: 7.33
Size: 5KB | 1,069 words | Posted:

837 Shepherd of the Planets by Alan Mattox

Renner had a purpose in life. And the Purpose in Life had Renner.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
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Downloads: 354 Votes: 26 | Score: 7.33
Size: 17KB | 3,365 words | Posted:

838 Spoken For by Joseph Samachson

He was lost--anyone could see that--but she had no idea how entirely lost he was nor why!
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
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Downloads: 407 Votes: 34 | Score: 7.33
Size: 14KB | 2,736 words | Posted:

839 Operation R.S.v.P by H. Beam Piper

A gem of short story in the form of correspondence between the leaders of two opposing Political Blocs whose escalation of hostilities is rapidly suppressed from a surprise third party.
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Downloads: 426 Votes: 16 | Score: 7.33
Size: 17KB | 2,810 words | Posted:

840 The Other Now by Murray Leinster

He knew his wife was dead, because he'd seen her buried. But it was only one possibility out of infinitely many!
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Downloads: 433 Votes: 27 | Score: 7.33
Size: 25KB | 4,812 words | Posted:
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