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Spacewarp, v. 5, issue 2, whole no. 26, May 1949
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location." "Be sure you are not beaten to the job," Igor warned. The Priestess smiled. "Who would beat me? The Thought-Man of Daakta Tribe? Two of them, Vogar and Kola are on this planet, but they cannot out-think me. I am a real person-Priestess of Kartan! And when we get the space-ship, I will be Queen of the Solar Empire!" "I am content to cease, knowing this will be," Igor cried, a fanatic light dancing in his eyes. "Well spoken, Igor!" The Priestess rose. "Prepare yourself -- I go to report to the Master!" After the Priestess left, the light died in Igor's eyes. His pale face was drawn and tears streamed from his eyes. Igor was afraid. * * * * * KOLA LOOKED UP as Vogar came in. "You have acquired the von Heine body as the Master ordered?" Kola asked. Vogar's face twisted spasmodically. "The body was not there. This cannot be construed a failure, for it was gone when I arrived; and I beat Upperberto[[?]] to the morgue." Vogar stabbed his finger at Kola viciously. "This Priestess has von Heine's body! There can be no other explanation!" "Put there has to be another explanation, Vogar," Kola protested. "I have had the spy-ray on the Priestess of Kartan constantly. That detestable enemy of glorious Daakta did not go near the morgue." "WHAT!" "It is so," Kola declared. "She has been with the stupid Kartan Thought-Man, Igor, the whole time." Kola paused, then added smugly, "Praised be our Master for thinking me so smart, instead of dumb like that Igor." "Yes, Kola," Vogar nodded. "Because of smart Thought-Men like us Daakta will acquire the knowledge of space flight and conquer not only the yellow-bellied Kartans, but also the Solar System. Then our wonderful Master will be King of the Solar Empire!" "--If we can find von Heine's body," amended Kola. "so that we can gain the secret of the space ship's hiding place from his dead brain with the Thought Crystal, before decay erases the pattern." "Yes, yes, I know," Vogar mumbled worriedly. "Who could have taken the body? It wasn't the Priestess, it wasn't us, and it wasn't Upperberth. That leaves.....no one!" "No one -- unless another unknown group is also seeking the space ship!" Kola pounded his fist emphatically on the table. Comprehension dawned in Vogar's muddy brown eyes. "That must be it," he muttered softly. "Another group! But--" astonishment flooded his face -- no other inhabitants of this system know about von Heine's invention!" 12
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location." "Be sure you are not beaten to the job," Igor warned. The Priestess smiled. "Who would beat me? The Thought-Man of Daakta Tribe? Two of them, Vogar and Kola are on this planet, but they cannot out-think me. I am a real person-Priestess of Kartan! And when we get the space-ship, I will be Queen of the Solar Empire!" "I am content to cease, knowing this will be," Igor cried, a fanatic light dancing in his eyes. "Well spoken, Igor!" The Priestess rose. "Prepare yourself -- I go to report to the Master!" After the Priestess left, the light died in Igor's eyes. His pale face was drawn and tears streamed from his eyes. Igor was afraid. * * * * * KOLA LOOKED UP as Vogar came in. "You have acquired the von Heine body as the Master ordered?" Kola asked. Vogar's face twisted spasmodically. "The body was not there. This cannot be construed a failure, for it was gone when I arrived; and I beat Upperberto[[?]] to the morgue." Vogar stabbed his finger at Kola viciously. "This Priestess has von Heine's body! There can be no other explanation!" "Put there has to be another explanation, Vogar," Kola protested. "I have had the spy-ray on the Priestess of Kartan constantly. That detestable enemy of glorious Daakta did not go near the morgue." "WHAT!" "It is so," Kola declared. "She has been with the stupid Kartan Thought-Man, Igor, the whole time." Kola paused, then added smugly, "Praised be our Master for thinking me so smart, instead of dumb like that Igor." "Yes, Kola," Vogar nodded. "Because of smart Thought-Men like us Daakta will acquire the knowledge of space flight and conquer not only the yellow-bellied Kartans, but also the Solar System. Then our wonderful Master will be King of the Solar Empire!" "--If we can find von Heine's body," amended Kola. "so that we can gain the secret of the space ship's hiding place from his dead brain with the Thought Crystal, before decay erases the pattern." "Yes, yes, I know," Vogar mumbled worriedly. "Who could have taken the body? It wasn't the Priestess, it wasn't us, and it wasn't Upperberth. That leaves.....no one!" "No one -- unless another unknown group is also seeking the space ship!" Kola pounded his fist emphatically on the table. Comprehension dawned in Vogar's muddy brown eyes. "That must be it," he muttered softly. "Another group! But--" astonishment flooded his face -- no other inhabitants of this system know about von Heine's invention!" 12
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