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Slowly the building came to life. | slowly the building came to life | |
Gray early morning light washed the office. | gray early morning light washed the office | |
Voices spoke nearby in the corridor in the sounds of movement whispered through the walls. | voices spoke nearby in the corridor in the sounds of movement whispered through the walls | |
It seemed to me to be hours before a firm steps approached the office door and halted. | it seemed to me to be hours before a firm steps approached the office door and halted | |
I felt too tired to move. | i felt too tired to move | |
A key turned in the lock. | a key turned in the lock | |
Dr. Temple had taken no more than two steps into the room when he sensed my presence. | dr temple had taken no more than two steps into the room when he sensed my presence | |
He stopped in mid-stride. | he stopped in midstride | |
I slammed the door shut and stepped close behind him. | i slammed the door shut and stepped close behind him | |
He swung around slowly. | he swung around slowly | |
I marveled at the iron discipline that kept him from showing surprise or shock. | i marveled at the iron discipline that kept him from showing surprise or shock | |
His face was expressionless. | his face was expressionless | |
His eyes like pieces of polished blue slate. | his eyes like pieces of polished blue slate | |
They were fixed on the muzzle of the gun I held inches away from his skull. | they were fixed on the muzzle of the gun i held inches away from his skull | |
You won't have time to stop me, Doctor. | you wont have time to stop me doctor | |
I said softly. | i said softly | |
Only his eyes moved, shifting cautiously from the gun to my face. | only his eyes moved shifting cautiously from the gun to my face | |
What is the meaning of this? | what is the meaning of this | |
You don't seem surprised to see me. I am too old for surprises. How old | you dont seem surprised to see me i am too old for surprises how old | |
are you, Doctor? In human years, that is. He frowned, eyeing me speculatively. His gaze | are you doctor in human years that is he frowned eyeing me speculatively his gaze | |
swiveled around the room. | swiveled around the room | |
She's not here, I said. I don't know what you mean. I mean she's dead. I killed her. | shes not here i said i dont know what you mean i mean shes dead i killed her | |
He looked at me sharply. | he looked at me sharply | |
You killed someone? | you killed someone | |
Not a person. | not a person | |
But I killed the thing you see on your desk. | but i killed the thing you see on your desk | |
He spun toward the desk. | he spun toward the desk | |
I saw the bunching of his shoulder muscles under his jacket and my finger tensed, hovering | i saw the bunching of his shoulder muscles under his jacket and my finger tensed hovering | |
against the trigger. | against the trigger | |
The black crystal on the desktop, winked with reflected light. | the black crystal on the desktop winked with reflected light | |
And what is that supposed to be? | and what is that supposed to be | |
The alien doctor. | the alien doctor | |
I used a flame on it. | i used a flame on it | |
It was the only thing I could think of that would be effective. | it was the only thing i could think of that would be effective | |
I thought the skin of his neck paled, but I couldn't be sure. | i thought the skin of his neck paled but i couldnt be sure | |
Again, I was struck by the degree of his self-control. | again i was struck by the degree of his selfcontrol | |
But perhaps he has no emotions, I thought. | but perhaps he has no emotions i thought | |
Perhaps he doesn't feel anything at all. | perhaps he doesnt feel anything at all | |
Love or hate, excitement or fear. | love or hate excitement or fear | |
He might be able to analyze them coldly, but he wouldn't understand them. | he might be able to analyze them coldly but he wouldnt understand them | |
The thought excited me. | the thought excited me | |
Here was a weakness in the alien mind. | here was a weakness in the alien mind | |
You are a sick man, Mr. Cameron. | you are a sick man mr cameron | |
Dr. Temple said quietly. | dr temple said quietly | |
I realized that you were ill when you talked to me on Saturday, but I did not then believe | i realized that you were ill when you talked to me on saturday but i did not then believe | |
you capable of murder. | you capable of murder | |
If you really killed someone, you are in serious trouble. | if you really killed someone you are in serious trouble | |
And you have also been hurt, your hand. | and you have also been hurt your hand | |
I only need one good finger to kill you, I said. | i only need one good finger to kill you i said | |
I could have done it as you walked through the door, but I wanted you to know it was coming." He smiled thinly, and why should you want to kill me? | i could have done it as you walked through the door but i wanted you to know it was coming he smiled thinly and why should you want to kill me | |
Because you are one of them, the leader. I should have known it before, I guess. It wasn't | because you are one of them the leader i should have known it before i guess it wasnt | |
until I saw the hardened crystal that I knew. That's how you got to earth, doctors, a | until i saw the hardened crystal that i knew thats how you got to earth doctors a | |
pair of innocent-looking crystals. | pair of innocentlooking crystals | |
I don't pretend to understand what kind of creature you are, but I've seen the other | i dont pretend to understand what kind of creature you are but ive seen the other | |
crystal there in both its frozen and its active states. | crystal there in both its frozen and its active states | |
I imagine you were the first one to be activated. | i imagine you were the first one to be activated | |
The real Doctor Temple received the crystals for research. | the real doctor temple received the crystals for research | |
He was probably the first one to touch them with his bare hands, or his tongue. | he was probably the first one to touch them with his bare hands or his tongue | |
You have a vivid imagination, Mr. Cameron. | you have a vivid imagination mr cameron | |
Then all you had to do was find a suitable subject for the other crystal. Helen Dero was | then all you had to do was find a suitable subject for the other crystal helen dero was | |
a shrewd choice. She would never be suspected, and she could work closely with you under | a shrewd choice she would never be suspected and she could work closely with you under | |
the guise of a student. | the guise of a student | |
Helen Dero? I laughed. It's no good, Doctor. It won't work. | helen dero i laughed its no good doctor it wont work | |
I'm going to call a doctor for you, Mr. Cameron. I hope what you say about killing a girl | im going to call a doctor for you mr cameron i hope what you say about killing a girl | |
is not true, but I'm afraid I shall also have to call the police. | is not true but im afraid i shall also have to call the police | |
For the first time I felt a twinge of doubt. His reactions were not what I had expected. | for the first time i felt a twinge of doubt his reactions were not what i had expected | |
But he had to be the other alien. It couldn't be anyone else. He took a step away from me. Don't move, I snapped. He froze. I pushed the muzzle of the gun hard against the back | but he had to be the other alien it couldnt be anyone else he took a step away from me dont move i snapped he froze i pushed the muzzle of the gun hard against the back | |
of his neck. | of his neck | |
"'If you do that again, I'll kill you,'' I said savagely. For a moment he was silent | if you do that again ill kill you i said savagely for a moment he was silent | |
then he spoke quietly, his voice soothing, like that of a parent talking to an offended | then he spoke quietly his voice soothing like that of a parent talking to an offended | |
child. | child | |
"'That will accomplish nothing except my pointless murder, Mr. Cameron. | that will accomplish nothing except my pointless murder mr cameron | |
I will do all I can to help you, and I assure you that you will not be held responsible | i will do all i can to help you and i assure you that you will not be held responsible | |
for the killing of this girl you say is dead. | for the killing of this girl you say is dead | |
You are not of sound mind. | you are not of sound mind | |
I can testify to that, and I will be believed. | i can testify to that and i will be believed | |
My word carries a lot of weight. I'm sure | my word carries a lot of weight im sure | |
it does, but you're not going to testify to anything. I'll think no more of destroying | it does but youre not going to testify to anything ill think no more of destroying | |
you than the other one. It will give me pleasure." | you than the other one it will give me pleasure | |
You keep saying you killed one of these, these aliens of yours. Tell me how did you succeed | you keep saying you killed one of these these aliens of yours tell me how did you succeed | |
in doing it. Didn't you tell me they were able to control your mind? | in doing it didnt you tell me they were able to control your mind | |
Surely the creature would have been able to stop you." | surely the creature would have been able to stop you | |
She did stop me, doctor, but I'd figured on that. | she did stop me doctor but id figured on that | |
I took precautions. | i took precautions | |
I had someone else there with me. | i had someone else there with me | |
A girl. | a girl | |
She had a gun. | she had a gun | |
While the alien tried to make me drown myself, the girl got behind her unnoticed and shot | while the alien tried to make me drown myself the girl got behind her unnoticed and shot | |
her. | her | |
The scientist was silent for a moment. | the scientist was silent for a moment | |
When he spoke his voice seemed harder, colder. | when he spoke his voice seemed harder colder | |
Clever, if true, he said. | clever if true he said | |
But it surprises me that a bullet would destroy the whole this creature had on its body. | but it surprises me that a bullet would destroy the whole this creature had on its body | |
If it was as powerful as you say it was, I would think. | if it was as powerful as you say it was i would think | |
Hope, you mean, don't you, Doctor? | hope you mean dont you doctor | |
Are you still wondering whether a bullet would | are you still wondering whether a bullet would | |
disturb your body? I think it will. I gambled on that, and one. You'll lose control. | disturb your body i think it will i gambled on that and one youll lose control | |
There really isn't much of that body left, is there? | there really isnt much of that body left is there | |
You should write, fiction, Mr. Cameron. This is all very interesting, but since I'm not | you should write fiction mr cameron this is all very interesting but since im not | |
one of your aliens, will you please remove that gun from my neck, it is not a pleasant | one of your aliens will you please remove that gun from my neck it is not a pleasant |