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He usually wrote with H. Beam Piper.
("Literate First Class Elliot C. Mongery, revealed by a qu...)
"Literate First Class Elliot C. Mongery, revealed by a quick left quarter-turn of the pickup camera, wore the same starchy white smock, the same Sam Browne belt glittering with the badges of the organizations and corporations for whom he was authorized to practice Literacy. The tablet on his belt, Pelton knew, was really a camouflaged holster for a small automatic, and the gold stylus was a gas-pr...
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(Excerpt: ...he had executed a complete 180-degree turn, d...)
Excerpt: ...he had executed a complete 180-degree turn, delivering a speech in which he proclaimed that union with the Solar League was the only possible way in which New Texans could retain even a vestige of local sovereignty. He had talked about an invasion as though the enemy's ships were already coming out of hyperspace, and had named the invader, calling the z'Srauff "our common enemy." The z'Srauff Ambassador, also present, had immediately gotten up and stalked out, amid a derisive chorus of barking and baying from the New Texans. The New Texans were first shocked and then wildly delighted; they had been so used to hearing nothing but inanities and high-order abstractions from their public figures that the Solar League Ambassador had become a hero overnight. "Sounds as though there is a really strong sentiment at what used to be called the grass-roots level in favor of annexation," I commented. "There is," Parros told me. "Of course, there is a very strong isolationist, anti-annexation, sentiment, too. The sentiment in favor of annexation is based on the point Mr. Cumshaw made
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(Literate First Class Elliot C. Mongery, revealed by a qui...)
Literate First Class Elliot C. Mongery, revealed by a quick left quarter-turn of the pickup camera, wore the same starchy white smock, the same Sam Browne belt glittering with the badges of the organizations and corporations for whom he was authorized to practice Literacy. The tablet on his belt, Pelton knew, was really a camouflaged holster for a small automatic, and the gold stylus was a gas-projector. The black-leather-jacketed bodyguards, of course, were discreetly out of range of the camera. Members of the Associated Fraternities of Literates weren't exactly loved by the non-reading public they claimed to serve. . . . There's some reaction these days that holds scientists responsible for war. Take it one step further: What happens if "book-learnin'" is held responsible. . . ? Imagine a world where that bookish nerd over there really does have the power of life and death over everyone around him. . . !
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He usually wrote with H. Beam Piper.
("Literate First Class Elliot C. Mongery, revealed by a qu...)
(Literate First Class Elliot C. Mongery, revealed by a qui...)
(Excerpt: ...he had executed a complete 180-degree turn, d...)