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February 1941, SUN SPOTS, Page 43 DEATH OF MERCURY The story around R. Gaetz's back cover by Louis R. Chauvenet It was always easy to die on Mercury, but those few forms of Mercurian life who lived long enough to make their deaths interesting, we may class the Glatschs and Urgs. The Urgs rose on the sunward side of Mercury, where the climate is a trifle sultry; their bodies were constructed of tungsten and molten silicon served as their blood. The Urgs lived on sunlight, from which they absorbed ergs of energy. This made them physically very active and restless people, but strangely enough, they also happened to be fundamentally lazy. They wished they weren't so energetic --- they cultivated the ideal of dark, cold places which they considered would be Utopuas. On the other hand, the Galtschs lived on the cold side of Mercury. Their bodies were of frozen oxygen, and liquid hydrogen composed their blood stream. They lived on faint traces of radioactive minerals, and had little energy to waste. They used to long vainly for some Heaven in which they could be as active as they pleased. Well, one year an adventurous Blatsch chanced on a path through the belt of mountains in the twilight zone. He reported the discovery by mental telepathy and crawled out into the sunlight, where he exploded with a sigh of satisfaction. The other Glatsches followed him, and exploded in such numbers that the planet was rocked of its course, and settled back into its orbit with the Urgs side away from the sun. An Urg always died when the temperature fell below 1600 centigrade, so in practically no time at all the last life had ceased to exist on Mercury. But, as we have sort to show, the Mercurians were just as pleased as not. It was never much fun to live there anyway. BOOSTER ADVERTISEMENTS Best wishes for many more anniversaries, and keep up the good work. Ray J. Sienkiewicz Happy New Year SUN SPOTS, and hopes for many many more. Gereaux de la Ree, Sr. Thanks for one year of fine enjoyment, and all the regular congratulations: J. Edward Davis RAJOCZ Says KEEP PLUGGIN' SUN SPOTTERS And with this we bring to a close the first anniversary issue of SUN SPOTS. with the hope that all have enjoyed its contents. We have worked hard, always with this lone goal in sight. Till next month, we remain as usual, faithfully yours, the EDITORS OF SUN SPOTS.
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February 1941, SUN SPOTS, Page 43 DEATH OF MERCURY The story around R. Gaetz's back cover by Louis R. Chauvenet It was always easy to die on Mercury, but those few forms of Mercurian life who lived long enough to make their deaths interesting, we may class the Glatschs and Urgs. The Urgs rose on the sunward side of Mercury, where the climate is a trifle sultry; their bodies were constructed of tungsten and molten silicon served as their blood. The Urgs lived on sunlight, from which they absorbed ergs of energy. This made them physically very active and restless people, but strangely enough, they also happened to be fundamentally lazy. They wished they weren't so energetic --- they cultivated the ideal of dark, cold places which they considered would be Utopuas. On the other hand, the Galtschs lived on the cold side of Mercury. Their bodies were of frozen oxygen, and liquid hydrogen composed their blood stream. They lived on faint traces of radioactive minerals, and had little energy to waste. They used to long vainly for some Heaven in which they could be as active as they pleased. Well, one year an adventurous Blatsch chanced on a path through the belt of mountains in the twilight zone. He reported the discovery by mental telepathy and crawled out into the sunlight, where he exploded with a sigh of satisfaction. The other Glatsches followed him, and exploded in such numbers that the planet was rocked of its course, and settled back into its orbit with the Urgs side away from the sun. An Urg always died when the temperature fell below 1600 centigrade, so in practically no time at all the last life had ceased to exist on Mercury. But, as we have sort to show, the Mercurians were just as pleased as not. It was never much fun to live there anyway. BOOSTER ADVERTISEMENTS Best wishes for many more anniversaries, and keep up the good work. Ray J. Sienkiewicz Happy New Year SUN SPOTS, and hopes for many many more. Gereaux de la Ree, Sr. Thanks for one year of fine enjoyment, and all the regular congratulations: J. Edward Davis RAJOCZ Says KEEP PLUGGIN' SUN SPOTTERS And with this we bring to a close the first anniversary issue of SUN SPOTS. with the hope that all have enjoyed its contents. We have worked hard, always with this lone goal in sight. Till next month, we remain as usual, faithfully yours, the EDITORS OF SUN SPOTS.
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