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Doorstep
Keith Laumer
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The general was bucking for his other star—and this miserable contraption bucked right back!
The general was bucking for his other star—and this miserable contraption bucked right back!
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By KEITH LAUMER
Illustrated by RITTER
[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from
Galaxy Magazine February 1961.
Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that
the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.]
The general was bucking for his
other star—and this miserable
contraption bucked right back!
Steadying his elbow on the kitchen table serving as desk, Brigadier General Straut leveled his binoculars and stared out through the second-floor window of the farmhouse at the bulky object lying canted at the edge of the wood lot. He watched the figures moving over and around the gray mass, then flipped the lever on the field telephone at his elbow.
"How are your boys doing, Major?"
"General, since that box this morning—"
"I know all about the box, Bill. So does Washington by now. What. . . Read More
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Community Reviews
Too short!
A short story when an alien visits and everything is misinterpreted. A General bucking for another star is too caught up in battle instead of understanding.