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the cone, seemingly as if it originated from their'spaceship.' Then, when the Robot was assembled, they would speakthrough it to demand peace for all mankind ..."

  "Jerry, if you do this--"

  "You don't have to say it, Professor, I know what you're thinking. I'ma reporter, and my business is to tell the world everything I know. Butif I did it, there might not be a world for me to write about, wouldthere? No, thanks, Professor. As far as I'm concerned, what I told youwas nothing more than a daydream."

  * * * * *

  Jerry braked the convertible to a halt, and put his arm around Greta'sshoulder. She looked up at the star-filled night, and sighedromantically.

  Jerry pointed. "That one."

  Greta shivered closer to him.

  "And to think what that terrible planet can do to us!"

  "Oh, I dunno. Venus is also the Goddess of Love."

  He swung his other arm around her, and Venus winked approvingly.

  THE END

  Transcriber's Note:

  This etext was produced from _Amazing Science Fiction Stories_ October 1958. 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.