Authentic Science Fiction Monthly No. 41 — page 70: what you’re looking at

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THE BOOGIE MATRIX girl’s smooth complexion, and sprinkled a touch of auburn onto her corn-gold hair. Karl Soliki said: “Did you succeed with Bax?” *“Yes. He’s scared to death, but he’s agreed to co-operate. He’s a Reversionist at heart, though afraid to admit it.” “Did you have to try very hard to persuade him ?”’ She coloured slightly, but held his gaze. “‘Results count,” she stated, calmly. ““Why hold an autopsy ?” “I think you could probably persuade anyone to do any- thing,” he commented in a matter-of-fact tone of voice. She ignored the jibe. ‘“The pre-Inferno music will be go- ing out on the Rainbow net- work tomorrow evening at twenty hundred.” “Good,” said Karl, im- mensely satisfied. ““That is the last factor in the organisation. I have six men ready to force their way into the control room and transmitter bay at nineteen fifty-nine, and they will keep matrix 24 on the air in spite of all attempts by the technocrats to close down the transmission. The whole world will hear this—boogie.”’ 69 “Is that what they call it?’ ‘““That’s what Mallory calls it, and he’s nearly old enough to remember.” *“What happens next?” ‘Bax will be arrested.” “And then .. .?” “And then two ‘thousand armed men will ocupy Video Tower and take over all radio and vision transmission ser- vices. At the same moment the Citadel will be blown up by four fused helio capsules— they are already in position. Once the seat of technocrat government has been des- troyed, a few selected friends, including Bressler himself, and Kratt, Chief of the Security Police, will be quietly assas- sinated. The people will be kept informed of the progress of events by radio. J have nearly two hundred thousand trained Reversionists waiting for the signal to overthrow the regime—not only here in Nyok, but in all the principal cities—Shkargo, Lozange, and all over. We can’t fail.” Zora considered this for a moment. ‘‘No—we can’t fail —provided the Secs don’t find out about it first.” comiclooks.conrn