Authentic Science Fiction Monthly No. 41 — page 90: what you’re looking at

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THE BOOGIE MATRIX to do?” Director. “Nothing at all, until you get instructions from Com- mander Kratt.” , “There’s something else. The Reversionists are attack- ing the Tower at ground level. There’s a pitched battle going on between the Security Guards and the rebels, and the way things are going it looks as though we’re going -to lose the Tower. Those Reversionists are vicious, and they mean business. There’s a couple of thousand of them, all armed. Some of the guards have deserted.”’ “Is that so?” Rondo re- marked. ‘‘Well, if I were you, I'd clear out. Things look rather ugly. Vill ask Kratt what he intends to do about it.” “All right,” said the Direc- tor, unhappily. “Til take your advice and clear out. I only hope everything is going to be our way.” He closed down in a hurry. “So far, so good,” Soliki observed. “The next stage is the annihilation of the Citadel —which means we’ve got to get out of here in a hurry demanded the 89 before the helio capsules go up.” Rondo glanced at his watch. “We've got nearly twenty minutes. Now listen carefully, Karl. I’m going to escort you two out of the main gate. Travel by velo-track to Rever- sionist H.Q. Get reinforce- ments sent to the Video Tower. [ve got work to do here. Bressler himself is in the Admin building across the way, and a lot of the big technocrat stars. We'll catch them all. Before I leave, I want to destroy the Index— just in case of accidents. They've got about twenty thousand names listed as Reversionists, and sooner or later they'd all be wiped out. When I’ve done that little job, I’m going over to the Tower to assist in the assault. Follow me.” Rondo led the way down to Room 24, where a coat was found to cover Zora’s grey prisoner’s uniform. They were not challenged, even when passing through the main gate, with its double check point. Rondo’s rank was an effective passport to freedom, and he always said comicloooks.comn