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ca11110/ be co,mttrf,•itcd, si11a it yl<17c•:; 1
with color wlte11 its <r.t•111•r ·«•,·,ir.,· it 1111d Ii~· f, • •/llc"III.,· !I•,· .i.,1lt1t>11 <); Ilic· d, UQ /l.1r~• 1
kills any otl,er 7c•l,o a/le111pts lo do s,>. <>J ti:,· t!a11.-t N,1.l,·li.i . ,,ncl lt,·I ., ·,.,id £1.
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fi,1t-yeor period of ·werdi11g o ut 11~,d !•,·- 11,·1111t1: ,· :11<1 /l,·1 .
come Le11s111c11. K.i111ball 1,·i1111iso11 1 I,· i,i:·,·.;/i!ht!,·s tit.· s:r,>,:!1 ·1,-,/ I ,j
graduates N umber One i11 his clas.; 1111d l', ,·l/i,i, a ,.,.!tit11MI dir,·,·tvr aj /:,,.,·(·c.>tlt' ,
sets 011/ lo capture 0111· of th,· nrw-t_·(',· b11I c,11u11>f !1,·t thr,1111111 J.i.,· s,·,-,·.·11.,.
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ships of the "piratrs"-i11 rcalit v 8 0:i- Clta 11!1i11!/ !:is ,"i,111 ,,f c,~:/ic•H. It,· (,.·,·,u,,,·~·
ko11io11s, adl,rrrnts to a r11/t11rc a; ·«•id,·-
~ sprcod as civili=alio11-to fr11r11 the s,·- a m <'f,•c1r 111i11,·r. 11 ·1/d /~ill II "illid m.,·. t>J
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.·lld,•/q r,m II.
crel of their so11rrc of po.<•,·r. 11 c suc- 1,·.--s fr11111 a/r-,,1,vl ,111d dr119s J,.· ol•s,·r :·,·s
cerds, bu/ with f ·au R11sl,:irk. a I ·alaicm. (1 ,·011 i,-r,·111·.· a11d q,·t., cl /i11,· :cl>tllf tlll-
is compelled to lakr to a lif,·boat. ol/i,·r ·r,·r,i1>11,il d i,-,·;·/,u·. / ~t>.,·/.;1>1:',· fl>rH•.,·
They land 11po11 1 ·c1a11tia a11d aid a11 alli1111,·,, ·«•ith ti,,· O :·,·r/11rd., ,>f [),·l-
lVc,rsel, a scirntist. in m •rrco111i11q the r,011. a11cl t hrc1 u!1!, 11 l, y{'.·r.,'f•,llit1l Jul•,· /,'tt·
Oi1erlords of Delgo11, a parasitic r~c.· of Cl)111bi11,·d jurc·,·.,· a!7t1i11 e111 1u /.: l11011t111il_\'.
a 11cighbori11g planet. /]11 route to fiar/11 1'."i1111i.w11 a11d tit,· .,·ci,·11ti.,·t.,· ()f th,· r ,1-
lhry land for rrpairs 11po11 TrcHco , the lrol e111cd_,•::i- th~· 111_,·.,·t,·ry of ti,,· tub,. t1tui
f>la11el 11po11 which is prod11crd thio11it,·.
sc11d tit,· l);-iun tlc~~- ti,,· Palro/"s .,•uf,«• ·-
t/ie deodlicsl of all //(lbit-for111i11g drngs. sl1if' . dM •11 tit,· I >,·/9c>11i<.1n ·.,· / 11[,,· It>
He reaches fiarlh ·willi liis data. '.<•real. I, 1'.'0C fro111 fl,,· ;,,~;d.· of tl,,·;r
He searches for Gra11d Base. Bos- lsra,·ily jort,'Ji••d ba~,·,·. r,•d11t·i11[1 ii n .-.m -
ko11ia's galactic /1cadq11artrrs. F-l c is
f'lt-tcly.
wounded srriously. and in Base l l ospi- l(i1111i:;c>11 110 1w n,•,d~· one 11t()re r, aional
ta/ is cared for by N urse Clarrissa. fl.f ac-
dir,·ctor of Bosl..-0111· In co111f'lct,; th.
Dougall. S urgeou Grnrral Lacy and cltai11. lo find tltc ,alactic d irector. Rc-
Port Admiral · Haynes. c!ticf of staff. t11r11i11g to tire characte r of 11[ ,•ft'or Bill.
Promote a romance between 1111rs<' a11d
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hr co11tacts Cro1(•11i11shidd. 7 /w k11 0 'l(' S
Le11s111a11. him 011/v as a lwr111/css. dri11k-a11d-dru.g-
Recover·ing, Kinnison goes back to soddc11 ;11i11rr. Tlu-01,gh Crcn~·11i11shi..-ld".,.
Arisia for o.dvanced me11tal training, ac- 111ind. l,r gels tlzc /oug-soug ltf. c/Hc to tlh·
quiring the sense o,f perception a.nd llzc
Galactic d irector . .Taitt', '<J, J-:a/011ian. on
ability to control lite 111inds of others. a planet 1·,i a star clustrr just o utside
He investigates Grand Base, finding that
it is impreg11phle to direct attacl~. A the First Galaxy. ·
zero lime is set, at which the Patrol -is Ki1111iso11 cond ucts a. lo11r raid on the
to attack in force. H e goes to Trenco stupcn.do11sly 'fortified base, sneal,.•ing
obtaining a vast, supply of th-ion,ife. H ; past thrir d <'fcnscs to get 'lt-ithin their
PART IV thought screen,. and pr)', 1:t·ith sense of
ge~s Jnto_ Grand Base. He dumps his
CONCLUSION th!o~11te 111to the primary.air duct, thus percrpticm mid fi11ally by entcrzng .Talte's
w1pmg 011t a.U the persouucl e:~cept H el- 111hid. H e fra.rns that Boskone is not
a single cntlty, but a council, j nst -zulterc .
muth. He k-ills H clmuth i,i hand-to-
e·ve11 Jalte does 110 ! l,.•no-;e.!. Eichm·il .
/ SYNOPSIS: hand combat .. The Patrol attacks. Grand
~tic ·Patrol, an organization iv/JOSI .Taltc's supert'or on the pla.net .Tarnevon.
When the inertia,/,ess drive was· per- , . i-ig~est members, the Lensme 11 (1ft oJ Base falls.
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· f ected and cowvmerce throughoitt the · :tnlnn_ited authority and scope, Eacl1 is He discovers that B oslwne' s head- in tlte S ecoud Gala:i:y , would kn.ow, ho'w-
ever. K t'.mi-ison r eah::es he must inves-
· Galaxy became comnwnplace, crime be- /;ntified by his Lens, a Psertdolwing, quarters are in another gala.:i-y, and de-
·cmne so. ram,pant as .to .. threaten civui- _e epathic jewel '}J1,0Jched to the ego of cides that the best way to get a line upon Ngate Janievon. First, however, h e re-
zation. Then came into be·ing the Ga- us oWner by the Arisia1is. The Lens it is to work 11p·wa.rd through the. drug turns to G·ra.nd Base f (Jc report to Port