Double Standard
Unknown
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Description
Alfred Coppel wrote a tale of a man who buys a new face to reach space. The tale ran in Galaxy Science Fiction in February 1952. Kane comes past one in the night to a flat with care. The host checks the hall screen ere he lets Kane in. A rogue face man has made the host a new man in full.
He lacked the marks to fly, so he had them made, the blurb says. Kane's eyes go wide at the sight of the fresh face. Will it work, the host asks as he stands for a long look. Kane lights a smoke and grants it may, just may. A proud ship waits in the host's near thoughts. Crime and stars mix here.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Unknown |
|---|---|
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 14 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |