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Pirates of the Gorm, by Nat Schachner
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Title: Pirates of the Gorm
Author: Nat Schachner
Release Date: July 3, 2009 [EBook #29299]
Language: English
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This etext was produced from Astounding Stories May 1932. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
[Illustration: He jumped--directly over the Gorm!]
Pirates of the Gorm
By Nat Schachner
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[Sidenote: The trail of vanished space ships leads Grant Pemberton to a marvellous lake of fire.]
Grant Pemberton sat up suddenly in his berth, every sense straining and alert. What was it that had awakened him in the deathly stillness of the space-flier? His right hand slid under the pillow and clutched the handle of his gun. Its firm coolness was a comforting reality.
There it was again. A tiny scratching on the door as though someone was fumbling for the slide-switch. Very quietly he sat, waiting, his finger poised against the trigger. Suddenly the scratching ceased, and the panel moved slowly open. A thin oblong p