Authentic Science Fiction Monthly No. 71 — page 113: what you’re looking at

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Psychology can explain anything, even why everyone should be afraid. But sometimes even psychology can be wrong Misplaced Person by FRANK WINNARD HE FEAR WAS WITH HIM day and night, riding Kis mind like some fan- tastic old man of the sea and colouring his every thought and action. During the day, sometimes, he managed to press it to the back of his mind, ignoring rather than forgetting it in the pressure of business. But that didn’t last, and the fear always returned with increased vio- lence. At night it was even worse. He would lie, trying for the sleep he could never obtain, and feel his fear mount until it controlled his very body so that he would shiver and writhe with im- potent helplessness as the slow hours dragged on to the dawn. 112 And the worst part was that he didn’t know why he should be afraid. Inevitably, he sought help. The psychologist was a man without degrees, but with a shrewd insight into human nature which served him well. He knew when to act the charlatan, when to admit defeat and, most important of all, when to call in outside aid. He didn’t often have to call in outside aid. He stared at his patient and adopted his professional smile. *‘Good afternoon, Mr. Ren- old. May I ask who recom- mended me to you?” ““No one.” Mark Renold felt vaguely uneasy as he stared round the consulting room. That couch. . . those conmiclsooks.conn