Astounding Science Fiction, British Edition — page 23: what you’re looking at

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WHAT THIN PARTITIONS 21 growing light, the clearer scene all around her. I saw her lips move stiffly, and though I could not hear her, they seemed to form the words, “Good girl now.” Far in the distance in front of her a deep red glow appeared, took form, part animal, part reptile and even more horrible, part man. Slowly it seemed to become aware of her; its very deliberateness, its sureness was its greatest horror. The room was a pandemonium then. The cylinders flew through the air toward the trees, toward the monster, crashing through the screen, tearing it to shreds, padded walls. On the floor, in a crumpled heap, lay Jennie. She was still and lifeless. I punched a control button to bring the room back to normalcy, and ran crashing against the into the room to her. Her heart was beating faintly, her pulse a thin string of fluttering. I shouted into the hall, doctor!”’ I ran back and began to administer first aid for acute shock. It was not until the doctor came from our hos- pital room and carried Jennie away that I looked around me. “Get a comniicloooks.c© im