Authentic Science Fiction Monthly No. 48 — page 10: what you’re looking at

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TABARNI DOCUMENT “. . « We discussed the liquidation of the satellites’ Fifteenth Group in the Metra ambush the other week. Takato expressed sympathy for them. He gave as his opinion that one could appre- ciate their Private Thought aspirations. I was quite em- barrassed.” ““Go on,” pressed Dakers. ‘““Takato went on to deplore the fundamental concept of ageression. I pulled him up sharply and cautioned him about irresponsible thoughts. Hie ignored me and thought quite bluntly: ‘I admire peace. I immediately dis- guissed him and he faded into his Beta frequency. I felt very troubled.” “Why did you not report this at once?” demanded the Thought Guardian. “One must be sure. I intercepted thoughts from the other boys next day and dis- covered that Takato had been acting very queerly. Some days ago four seniors were beating a junior against the A normal piece of bullying. Yet Takato attacked the four seniors without warning. He felled one, while the others were engaged with the junior, and was about to do the same to another when the rest of the seniors turned their atten- tion on him. The junior dis- appeared. When he was asked why he had interfered, he replied that he was challeng- ing their ‘lazy attitude.’ Those were his exact words.” “Remarkable!” signalled a mind which was _ not Dakers’. The two masters sprang to attention. The Head had suddenly materialised in the study, translating himself into his Alpha frequency, un- announced and uninvited. He motioned them to re- sume their seats and attracted a seat to himself. Relaxing on it, he explained : “I could not help intercepting your thoughts, gentlemen.” As the Head’s deft fingers arranged his lilac gown the wall at the end of Lab Three. masters realised he had used 9 comiclbooks.corn