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The Blue Tower, by Evelyn E. Smith
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Title: The Blue Tower
Author: Evelyn E. Smith
Release Date: October 20, 2007 [EBook #23104]
Language: English
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THE
BLUE
TOWER
By EVELYN E. SMITH
As the vastly advanced guardians of mankind, the Belphins knew how to make a lesson stick--but whom?
Illustrated by DICK FRANCIS
Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from Galaxy, February, 1958. Extensive research did not reveal any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note.
Ludovick Eversole sat in the golden sunshine outside his house, writing a poem as he watched the street flow gently past him. There were very few people on it, for he lived in a slow part of town, and those who went in for travel generally preferred streets where the pace was quicker.
Moreover, on a sultry spring afternoon like this one, there would be few people wandering abroad. Most would be lying on sun-kissed white beaches or in sun-drenched parks, or, for those who did not fancy being either kissed or drenched by t