m through.
"Well, Al," he said, "so you killed Schaughtowl?"
Stern looked at the kindly, godlike face and loved it.
Killed whom?
"Poor Al," Curtis said. He leaned over and laid his hand on the back of
Stern's neck, fondling it much as one would a dog. "Poor old Al."
Stern's heart leaped in joy. This was ecstasy. It must be expressed. It
demanded expression. If he had possessed a tail, he would have wagged
it. Perhaps there was a word for that bliss. There was, and with immense
satisfaction he spoke it.
"Gull Lup," he said.
--LUCIUS DANIEL
Transcriber's Note:
This etext was produced from _Galaxy Science Fiction_ April 1952.
Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S.
copyright on this publication was renewed. Minor spelling and
typographical errors have been corrected without note.
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