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The Adventurer, by Cyril M. Kornbluth
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Title: The Adventurer
Author: Cyril M. Kornbluth
Illustrator: Kelly Freas
Release Date: September 4, 2009 [EBook #29908]
Language: English
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THE Adventurer
BY C. M. KORNBLUTH
ILLUSTRATED BY FREAS
For every evil under the sun, there's an answer. It may be a simple, direct answer; it may be one that takes years, and seems unrelated to the problem. But there's an answer--of a kind....
President Folsom XXIV said petulantly to his Secretary of the Treasury: "Blow me to hell, Bannister, if I understood a single word of that. Why can't I buy the Nicolaides Collection? And don't start with the rediscount and the Series W business again. Just tell me why."
The Secretary of the Treasury said with an air of apprehension and a thread-like feeling across his throat: "It boils down to--no money, Mr. President."
The President was too engrossed in thoughts of the marvelous collection to fly into a rage. "It's such a bargain," he said mournfully. "An archaic Henry Moore figure--really too big to finger, but I'm no culture-snob, thank God--