1120 Avenue of the Americas
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BADGE OF INFAMY
Copyright (C) 1963 by Galaxy Publishing Corp.
Copyright (C) 1957 by Renown Publications, Inc.
A shorter and earlier version of this story appeared in _Satellite
Science Fiction_ for June, 1957.
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_First Ace printing: January, 1973_
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THE SKY IS FALLING
Copyright (C) 1954, 1963 by Galaxy Publishing Corp.
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Printed in U.S.A.
I
Pariah
The air of the city's cheapest flophouse was thick with the smells of
harsh antiseptic and unwashed bodies. The early Christmas snowstorm had
driven in every bum who could steal or beg the price of admission, and
the long rows of cots were filled with fully clothed figures. Those who
could afford the extra dime were huddled under thin, grimy blankets.
The pariah who had been Dr. Daniel Feldman enjoyed no such luxury. He
tossed fitfully on a bare cot, bringing his face into the dim light. It
had been a handsome face, but now the black stubble of beard lay over
gaunt features and sunken cheeks. He looked ten years older than his
scant thirty-two, and there were the beginnings of a snarl at the
corners of his mouth. Clothes that had once been expensive were wrinkled
and covered with grime that no amount of cleaning could remove.
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