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 The doctor's hand caught the edge of the wrought-bronze pot 

By FRANK OWEN For Tomorrow We Die (Weird Tales v36n06).png

OW when the meal was over, Dr. Shen Fu leaned back in his chair and sighed contentedly.

"Death," he mused, "the supreme adventure in life is seldom appreciated because man usually encounters it when he is in such bad health that he cannot enjoy it." His guests, Ah Chow, the porcelain monarch and Wong See Lo who had raised a few silk worms into a mighty industry, looked at him blandly and nodded their heads. 42