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Orb, v. 2, issue 1, 1950
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3 The agreement states that they admit that a deadlock exists, and that war would mean total destruction of mankind! Therefore, they have signed this permanent peace agreement wherein..." Mrs. Green stood transfixed in the center of the room, her eyes filled with tears, until Judy tugged at her skirt and prattled insistantly [sic] "Mama, read me a story!" Outside in the flowering trees birds sang. It was as if they knew a doom had been averted. Mrs. Green kissed her daughter and said, "All right, darling.... Which one do you want?" "Chicken Little," responded Judy promptly. "Yes, dear." Seated in the big chair by the window, with Judy on her lap, Mrs. Green opened the big story book with the gay pictures and began to read. "In Farmer Brown's barnyard there were chickens and pigs and cows and ducks. Now, the tinest [sic] was called Chicken Little.. And one morning Chicken Little came running excitedly back to her mother, crying, 'Mama, the sky is falling! The sky is falling!' 'How do you know?' asked her mother. 'I know!' exclaimed Chicken Little 'Because when I was in the forest under the oat tree -- ' " A dark cloud came over the page she was reading. Mrs. Green looked out of the window, puzzled. There was a strange darkness to the sun, and from somewhere above in the sky, came an ominous rumbling, accompanied by the sound of shrieking winds... IT WAS the big day. Today the power of the atom was to be tapped, its energy stripped from it and laid bare as the first step in a new and greater era. The scientific world was in a state of feverish excitement, while the outer world of laymen went about their business, oblivious to the wonders that were to take place in the Atomic Research Plant. Among these laymen was an under-clerk who was left alone in the office. He was bored. He thumbed through the file marked "Unfinished Business." Although he was not a particularly ambitious youth, so great was his boredom that he was actually trying to find something to do. He came across an envelope marked: "Atomic Research Head, [underlined] Important." He opened it and read it. He blinked and stared up from his seat. Then he went running into the great middle chamber where all the scientists were. He clutched one of them timidly by the arm. "I have something here. I -- I think it is important." The scientist smiled patronizingly, with considerable annoyance, too. See that machine?" he told the under-clerk. "That is the most important thing this world has ever known." "What will it do?" the clerk gasped. "It will create wonders you never dreamed of!" the scientist told him. "Now, be very quiet. The chief is about to press the button which will set off the chain reaction." "But -- won't you read this, please?' the clerk asked. "Later!" The scientist brushed him away, and then somebody made
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3 The agreement states that they admit that a deadlock exists, and that war would mean total destruction of mankind! Therefore, they have signed this permanent peace agreement wherein..." Mrs. Green stood transfixed in the center of the room, her eyes filled with tears, until Judy tugged at her skirt and prattled insistantly [sic] "Mama, read me a story!" Outside in the flowering trees birds sang. It was as if they knew a doom had been averted. Mrs. Green kissed her daughter and said, "All right, darling.... Which one do you want?" "Chicken Little," responded Judy promptly. "Yes, dear." Seated in the big chair by the window, with Judy on her lap, Mrs. Green opened the big story book with the gay pictures and began to read. "In Farmer Brown's barnyard there were chickens and pigs and cows and ducks. Now, the tinest [sic] was called Chicken Little.. And one morning Chicken Little came running excitedly back to her mother, crying, 'Mama, the sky is falling! The sky is falling!' 'How do you know?' asked her mother. 'I know!' exclaimed Chicken Little 'Because when I was in the forest under the oat tree -- ' " A dark cloud came over the page she was reading. Mrs. Green looked out of the window, puzzled. There was a strange darkness to the sun, and from somewhere above in the sky, came an ominous rumbling, accompanied by the sound of shrieking winds... IT WAS the big day. Today the power of the atom was to be tapped, its energy stripped from it and laid bare as the first step in a new and greater era. The scientific world was in a state of feverish excitement, while the outer world of laymen went about their business, oblivious to the wonders that were to take place in the Atomic Research Plant. Among these laymen was an under-clerk who was left alone in the office. He was bored. He thumbed through the file marked "Unfinished Business." Although he was not a particularly ambitious youth, so great was his boredom that he was actually trying to find something to do. He came across an envelope marked: "Atomic Research Head, [underlined] Important." He opened it and read it. He blinked and stared up from his seat. Then he went running into the great middle chamber where all the scientists were. He clutched one of them timidly by the arm. "I have something here. I -- I think it is important." The scientist smiled patronizingly, with considerable annoyance, too. See that machine?" he told the under-clerk. "That is the most important thing this world has ever known." "What will it do?" the clerk gasped. "It will create wonders you never dreamed of!" the scientist told him. "Now, be very quiet. The chief is about to press the button which will set off the chain reaction." "But -- won't you read this, please?' the clerk asked. "Later!" The scientist brushed him away, and then somebody made
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