Authentic Science Fiction Monthly No. 53 — page 37: what you’re looking at

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AUTHENTIC SCIENCE FICTION 7 my friends were never willing to give me. They all want to give, too. No, that’s wrong.” She pressed her hand over her eyes. “I mean you give of yourself by accepting from me.” “That’s about it,” I said, for I knew what she was driving at. ““And as for assert- ing myself, I think I’m getting the hang of that, too.” “Yes, you’ve changed. I guess it’s the trouble with your Team mate and his son that knocked you out of your chrysalis.”’ “Speaking about Tiger,” I interrupted her, ‘and about Mattis, what are you going to do with them?” ' “Oh,” she said, casually, “I suppose Ill have to get rid of Mattis. He’s brilliant, but he’s unstable, like all first generation New Men. And that means I'll have to get rid of Tiger, too. He’d only be running around for the rest of his life trying to find ways to assassinate me. You don’t mind, do you?” “As a matter of fact, I do.” 36 I thought I heard a noise at the door, but I wasn’t sure. Alisoun studied me carefully. “Yes, you do mind. I can see that. And I can also see that you’re going to do some- thing to try and stop me. What?” There was a noise at the door. I reached into my pocket and put my hand on my gun. ““You’vesentmy aideaway,” said Alisoun. ““Are you going to kill me?” Her eyes widened; surprise, not fear. She frowned. “No, that isn’t your way.” “Tt isn’t,” I said. And then Tiger came in, followed by ‘Mattis with a gun in his hand. Alisoun ignored them and spoke to me. ““You were down at police quarters this after- noon. So that’s what you did. You gave them the tools to escape.” “Right,” I said, slowly drawing out my gun. “I could depend on Maittis to get up here. His primary intuitive field is personality projection and strategy .. .” comiclooks.conm