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Rescue Squad
Rescue Squad
Stark disaster to a brave lad in space may—to the mind that loves—be a tragedy pridefully concealed.
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ing to happen to that poor kid when he wakes up in twelve hours and finds out he still has to wait for thirty more days? What's going to happen to him then, Doc? Don't you think that kid will really go off his rocker for sure?"
Donnelly and Williams both looked at the little psychiatrist. He sat again at his former place at the table, white and shaken. His face was once again buried in one hand.
"Come on, Doc," whispered Williams, quietly. "What's going on here, anyway?"
"That's enough," cried the doctor, suddenly. He sprang up and strode toward the door. "Leave me alone," he exclaimed, almost in tears. "By heaven, I've had enough of this. I've had all I can stand."
Donnelly moved to block the door and the psychiatrist came abruptly to a halt. "That ain't enough, Doc. You get out after you talk."
"For God's sake, Joe."
"Shut up, Williams, I'm warning you for the last time."
"Let me by. I warn you, Donnelly. Let me by."
Williams moved in, regaining a sudd
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Miscalculations have caused the Mercury to Venus mail ship to go way off course. It is falling into the sun. The pilot\'s only hope of rescue is with the Earth base's instructions.
Not great, not bad. The sort of thing you would expect a government run space program to do.
Not great, not bad. The sort of thing you would expect a government run space program to do.
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