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Snide, issue 2, February 1941
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blush. Still, there was no rancor, no feeling. To the plants, the bluecoats were merely interesting animals. At the station, John learned he was being jailed for stealing 50,000 dollars in cold cash from Stephen Roxe, a wealthy banker. 'But-' he protested, 'I was nowhere near Mr. Roxe's home that night. I was home, experimenting with my plants.' 'Can you prove it?' glowered the judge. John blinked as the fern repeated the question. 'Do you mean, did anyone see me?' At the judge's nod, John's shoulders sagged. 'No,' he murmured. '5,000 dollars bail, incarceration until trial time,' snapped the judge, 'next case!' In his cell, John set the fern on a stool and looked about him. 'Would you mind setting me in the sun?' asked the plant. John obeyed listlessly. Hours passed in silence. 'Someone is coming," suddenly announced the fern. 'How do you know?' asked John, his scientific instinct beginning to reassert itself. 'Simple,' was the calm reply. 'Thigmotropism. We are much more sensitive to vibrations than you. We can tell when somebody is approaching by the vibrations set up by his walking.' 'Tell me more,' urged John, sitting up, 'especially how it is I can hear you and how you 40
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blush. Still, there was no rancor, no feeling. To the plants, the bluecoats were merely interesting animals. At the station, John learned he was being jailed for stealing 50,000 dollars in cold cash from Stephen Roxe, a wealthy banker. 'But-' he protested, 'I was nowhere near Mr. Roxe's home that night. I was home, experimenting with my plants.' 'Can you prove it?' glowered the judge. John blinked as the fern repeated the question. 'Do you mean, did anyone see me?' At the judge's nod, John's shoulders sagged. 'No,' he murmured. '5,000 dollars bail, incarceration until trial time,' snapped the judge, 'next case!' In his cell, John set the fern on a stool and looked about him. 'Would you mind setting me in the sun?' asked the plant. John obeyed listlessly. Hours passed in silence. 'Someone is coming," suddenly announced the fern. 'How do you know?' asked John, his scientific instinct beginning to reassert itself. 'Simple,' was the calm reply. 'Thigmotropism. We are much more sensitive to vibrations than you. We can tell when somebody is approaching by the vibrations set up by his walking.' 'Tell me more,' urged John, sitting up, 'especially how it is I can hear you and how you 40
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