The Green Odysseyby Philip Jose' Farmer, 1957
To Nan Gerding
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«ALAN, YOU BIG BLOND NO-GOOD HUNK OF MAN, STOP!»
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Miran rubbed his palms together. «Indeed it does make one wonder…?»
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Miran shouted again; again the big guns roared.
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It whispered, «Please do not be startled. Be quiet. It is I….»
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Lady Luck didn't reply but gazed anxiously at the forest.
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Miran's round, pale-blue eye stared at him blankly.
Miran indicated a castle inked in beside the red spot.
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Vainly he pulled at the little levers set in the arms.
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