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 den collapse had looked even funnier than his previous two runaway wins, and the judges took that saddle apart with a fine-tooth comb. They found the circuitry.

Dunstan's working for the government now, and wondering how he's ever going to make any money on the lousy salary they pay. Teddy's down in Mexico City being a jockey, since he was outlawed here.

Me? I'm a trainer. A good trainer.

You ever go out to the amusement park? Take your kids for a ride on the Shetland ponies?

Say hello to me, next time. Hell, it's a living, isn’t it?

But if it wasn't for science

An UNEXPECTED climax brings a blazing end to the saga of the Troons of Space, as famed author John Wyndham carries us to the far reaches of the galaxy.



The February FANTASTIC also boasts novelets by two of our—and your—favorite authors. Paul Fairman returns with The Body-Hunters, a macabre tale of the horrors that dwell in a twisted, talented mind. And Rog Phillips' Creeper in the Dream finds a myth of ancient Egypt creating terror in a modern vein.

PLUS—one of the most unusual theme-combinations of recent years, a weird tale about a hot-rod driver; PLUS a slyly sexy tale about a gay bachelor who wasn't there, and a too-affectionate bachelor girl who was.

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