* * * * *

Promptly at seven-thirty, a relay clicked and the alarm clock went into
its usual daily routine with the chimes, window, lights, and bath
water.

Dr. Brinton woke up enough to reach out a lazy arm and flip a newly
installed toggle switch beside his bed. Everything returned to normal.
The light and the chimes both faded away, the window reopened, and a
soft gurgling came from the bathroom.

A slight gurgling also came from the bed, where Dr. Brinton, with a
happy little smile on his face, had gone peacefully back to sleep,
perfectly satisfied that he had worked himself into unemployment by
finding the fuel that would power spaceships to--and from--any part of
the Solar System.

--=JACK McKENTY=

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Transcriber's Notes

This etext was produced from Galaxy Science Fiction October 1952.
Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright
on this publication was renewed.

Italicized text is shown within _underscores_.

Bold text is shown within =equal signs=.

Thought breaks are shown by 5 asterisks:

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