Authentic Science Fiction Monthly, No. 65 — page 110: what you’re looking at

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THE ROOM him in a soft voice. ““‘Who are you?” Cheerfully, he said: “I’m Bill Simmons, from Earth. Where am [?” She explained: “‘This is the Kingdom of Marnia. I am Duvane, the hereditary Prin- cess. Welcome to our land.” Bill was puzzled. ‘““Why should I come here ?”’ The Princess was amused. ‘“‘That is for you to say—why did you enter our land?” For a moment Bill won- dered what he should say. He studied Duvane’s face, taking note of sincere, wide- spaced brown eyes. He de- cided to tell her the truth. When he had finished his story the Princess looked serious. “It seems you have taken the wrong road. There are many kingdoms within Celestia. A slight dimensional slip and you come to Marnia. Perhaps we can help you—but not in the way you anticipate. There must be no violence, no fighting against this one you name Dudley Bernard.” “Then how can he be stopped ?”’ Bill asked. Duvane’s Olive-tinted face 109 became screwed-up with in- tent concentration. Delicate, artistic fingers plucked at her long curling brown hair. She waved to her attendants— they left the room. She sank down on a seat facing Bill. “I think the way of the sleep- state is the answer,” she told him. Bill stood up. He was about to ask what she meant when he felt himself pulled back- wards. He looked round ex- pecting to see someone tug- ging at him, but he was rushed into oblivion, awakening to the sound of the doctor’s voice. Bill was furious. ““You’ve spoiled everything,”’ he raged. **Why did you bring me back? Switch on again, at once.”’ “Calm down,” Phillman soothed. “‘I couldn’t observe clearly what was happening— you were so far away—my tracking gear and viewer will only reveal so much... I thought you might be in danger so I brought you back. Tell me what happened after you had landed in the purple country.” Bill became quieter and told of his adventures, comicloooks.conm #)