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Sun Spots, v. 5, issue 1, whole no. 17, April 1941
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April, 1941 SUN SPOTS Page 7 land again on Earth, and once again we will be seeing war in all its horrible fury. Nothing of improtance has occured since we left Luna, and right now it's a very pretty sight to look out upon the beautiful spinning globe, so seemingly peaceful at this distance, but so very different in reality. I must go now to atke over, for it is my shift. Five hours have passed, and in those five hours the fate of our expedition has been decided. Our atomic motors have failed. One of the two is definitely beyond repair, and the other could be patched up, but Schaffer, our expert in such matters, is no longer with us. Perhaps it was just as well he died when he did, for death in the flaming shell of an exploding rocket is nothing to look forward to. We shall hit the Earth's atmosphere at a terrific speed, and - -. Well, this looks indeed as if it is the end. For this reason, i am putting this small record of the first space flight into a metal container, and will cast it out into the void, in the hopes that some future rover of the space-lanes will find something worthwhile in it for posterity to read about. So it is farewell. Perhaps it is best this way. Who knows? . . . . . . * * * * * * * * The founder of this record, submits the following article from an American Newspaper a day or so later: Berlin, March 30 (AP) .-A meteor flashed int he Western sky, a man died, and British troops entered Berlin last evening. As the victorious English hoards over-ran the Capitol of Germany last night, Reich Furhrer Adolf Hitler ended his life in his room of a local hotel. The meteor burning its path across the sky, cast a lurid glow on the two Earthly dramas enacted below. As life left the body of the bitterly broken Dictator, the light of the heavenly visitor flickered and died with him. . . . . . THE END RULES FOR SECOND ANNUAL SUN SPOTS' SHORT-SHORT STORY CONTEST 1. Write or type the story( double spaced is best) on white or yellow paper. Must not exceed 1,200 words in length, and not less than 700 words. The story shall be written about this months(April) cover. 2. Any story that takes place around Saturn will fit the cover, and the hero has been supplied. The nearer you come to following the cover illustration, the more chance you have to win. 3. Send your entries to, "Story Contest Editor", 9 Bogert Place, Westwood, N.J. You needent enclose return postage, as we'll take care of that if your manuscript is not used. All entries will be judged impartially, and the two best will be printed in SSp. 4. Prizes are not much, but all we can afford. (1st): Your story in print in SSp, and a $.50 Subscription to any fanzine in the country. (2nd): Your story printed in SSp, and a $.25 subscription to SUN SPOTS. 5. This is only open to amateurs, or those who have not had more than three stories sold to professional magazine. 6. Deadline. - - -April 20, 1941. Hurry it up fans; get in that MS. THE END
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April, 1941 SUN SPOTS Page 7 land again on Earth, and once again we will be seeing war in all its horrible fury. Nothing of improtance has occured since we left Luna, and right now it's a very pretty sight to look out upon the beautiful spinning globe, so seemingly peaceful at this distance, but so very different in reality. I must go now to atke over, for it is my shift. Five hours have passed, and in those five hours the fate of our expedition has been decided. Our atomic motors have failed. One of the two is definitely beyond repair, and the other could be patched up, but Schaffer, our expert in such matters, is no longer with us. Perhaps it was just as well he died when he did, for death in the flaming shell of an exploding rocket is nothing to look forward to. We shall hit the Earth's atmosphere at a terrific speed, and - -. Well, this looks indeed as if it is the end. For this reason, i am putting this small record of the first space flight into a metal container, and will cast it out into the void, in the hopes that some future rover of the space-lanes will find something worthwhile in it for posterity to read about. So it is farewell. Perhaps it is best this way. Who knows? . . . . . . * * * * * * * * The founder of this record, submits the following article from an American Newspaper a day or so later: Berlin, March 30 (AP) .-A meteor flashed int he Western sky, a man died, and British troops entered Berlin last evening. As the victorious English hoards over-ran the Capitol of Germany last night, Reich Furhrer Adolf Hitler ended his life in his room of a local hotel. The meteor burning its path across the sky, cast a lurid glow on the two Earthly dramas enacted below. As life left the body of the bitterly broken Dictator, the light of the heavenly visitor flickered and died with him. . . . . . THE END RULES FOR SECOND ANNUAL SUN SPOTS' SHORT-SHORT STORY CONTEST 1. Write or type the story( double spaced is best) on white or yellow paper. Must not exceed 1,200 words in length, and not less than 700 words. The story shall be written about this months(April) cover. 2. Any story that takes place around Saturn will fit the cover, and the hero has been supplied. The nearer you come to following the cover illustration, the more chance you have to win. 3. Send your entries to, "Story Contest Editor", 9 Bogert Place, Westwood, N.J. You needent enclose return postage, as we'll take care of that if your manuscript is not used. All entries will be judged impartially, and the two best will be printed in SSp. 4. Prizes are not much, but all we can afford. (1st): Your story in print in SSp, and a $.50 Subscription to any fanzine in the country. (2nd): Your story printed in SSp, and a $.25 subscription to SUN SPOTS. 5. This is only open to amateurs, or those who have not had more than three stories sold to professional magazine. 6. Deadline. - - -April 20, 1941. Hurry it up fans; get in that MS. THE END
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