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Alchemist, v. 1, issue 4, December 1940

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We will exchange with any other fan mag -- all of ours for all of yours. No other method accepted. If some fan is putting out two mags, and is getting the long end of the exchange, we would appreciate it if he would send his other ocassionally to even up.

Because of our greatly reduced format required in going monthly, we are having a hell of a time squeezing everything in. Art Widner's popular Random Ramblings had to be postponed till next ish, the same goes for lots of other stuff. We are planning to work out an idea of, say two departments of the same length alternating in a given space every month. This way you'll still get the department bi-monthly, oftener than quarterly, and still the same length. There is no limit to the length of the articles of interesting.

We are for the Denver 1941 World's Science Fiction Convention 100%. We implore you to join the Colorado Fantasy Society, the sponsors of this convention. Write me for particulars.

This is the first opportunity I've had, and I'd like to use it by saying that to have had a better time in Chicago is inconceivable. All of you who missed it, will want to be here next year, I'm sure, after reading of all the swell times we had -- and those who were there couldn't be kept away with anything less than the draft. Egad! I'd give my right leg to live that week over again!

Well, that's about all the space now, the next issue will definately be in your mail box by the fifteenth of January. DOn't forget to write and tell us what you think of our policy, monthly publication, and the mag in general -- we're recontinuning the Retert Bubbles (readers' department) in the next isse. 
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4 We will exchange with any other fan mag -- all of ours for all of yours. No other method accepted. If some fan is putting out two mags, and is getting the long end of the exchange, we would appreciate it if he would send his other ocassionally to even up. Because of our greatly reduced format required in going monthly, we are having a hell of a time squeezing everything in. Art Widner's popular Random Ramblings had to be postponed till next ish, the same goes for lots of other stuff. We are planning to work out an idea of, say two departments of the same length alternating in a given space every month. This way you'll still get the department bi-monthly, oftener than quarterly, and still the same length. There is no limit to the length of the articles of interesting. We are for the Denver 1941 World's Science Fiction Convention 100%. We implore you to join the Colorado Fantasy Society, the sponsors of this convention. Write me for particulars. This is the first opportunity I've had, and I'd like to use it by saying that to have had a better time in Chicago is inconceivable. All of you who missed it, will want to be here next year, I'm sure, after reading of all the swell times we had -- and those who were there couldn't be kept away with anything less than the draft. Egad! I'd give my right leg to live that week over again! Well, that's about all the space now, the next issue will definately be in your mail box by the fifteenth of January. DOn't forget to write and tell us what you think of our policy, monthly publication, and the mag in general -- we're recontinuning the Retert Bubbles (readers' department) in the next isse. ...lbm