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id: 59556
author: Fontenay, Charles L.
title: Communication
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words: 830
sentence: 79
flesch: 88
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summary:
  * * * Von Frisch, Riley and Smith watched the half dozen Martians approach, and their watching was not without some trepidation. We're being approached by Martians! How do they act? asked Captains Powers back at the G-boat, immediately.


id: 60649
author: Bunch, David R.
title: In the Jag-Whiffing Service
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words: 1237
sentence: 57
flesch: 83
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summary:
  Imagine having to buy all that chrome and steel, guaranteed to go over one hundred miles per hour, just to get four little black rings of whiff. And when our face spines and head tubes would go into that special sharp buzz of contentment, we'd know we were on our jag, full and warm and happy with as much pleasure as any Martian is ever supposed to know.


id: 62426
author: Farrell, Joseph
title: Black-out
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words: 1502
sentence: 126
flesch: 85
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summary:
  _] You continue to speak of their superior wisdom, _Mor_ Thak, said Rofan. It was as fine a telescope as Mars could produce, and only Thak's assurances that the work was of the greatest importance had secured him this luxury.


id: 29504
author: Leiber, Fritz
title: What's He Doing in There?
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words: 2090
sentence: 162
flesch: 85
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summary:
  the Professor said while his wife added, Yes, you can't be sure what-- and caught herself. He went where no Martian ever went before--but would he come out--or had he gone for good?


id: 30454
author: Jones, Bascom
title: Blind Spot
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words: 2207
sentence: 188
flesch: 88
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summary:
  My husband and I are familiar with the advantages and disadvantages listed under the section pertaining to intermarriage in the new law, Mr. Stark. Everyone supported the Martian program--until it struck home!_ Johnny Stark, director of the department of Interplanetary Relations for Mars' Settlement One, reread the final paragraph of the note which he had found on his desk, upon returning from lunch earlier in the day.


id: 51663
author: West, Wallace
title: Dawningsburgh
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words: 2873
sentence: 256
flesch: 87
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summary:
  Eligible bachelors shunned Dawningsburgh as they did other expensive tourist traps. * * Liars! Cheats! whimpered Betsy O'Reilly as she tossed on the lumpy bed of her third class room and recalled the sky poster that had hypnotized her.


id: 30539
author: Hill, Arthur G.
title: The Terrible Answer
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words: 3382
sentence: 406
flesch: 91
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summary:
  After he backed into the circle of his fellows, Cleve dropped the cruel overseer manner and turned with satisfaction to Larkin. Cleve glanced up at Larkin.


id: 62241
author: Abernathy, Robert
title: Peril of the Blue World
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words: 4189
sentence: 227
flesch: 73
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summary:
  ] There are those who have criticized the wisdom of the members of the First Earth Expedition in returning to Mars so precipitately, without completing the observations and explorations which it had been intended they should make. In the 75th day of the 242nd year of the invention of the steam engine, (Signed) Shapplo with the Long Proboscis, Interpreter, First Earth Expedition.


id: 32284
author: McCain, Vernon L.
title: The Hitch Hikers
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words: 4458
sentence: 299
flesch: 76
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summary:
  Inside, many Rell, suddenly intoxicated by the heady moisture-laden air, commenced uniting with each other then splitting away, each such union resulting in another unit of Rell, naturally. But one afternoon a rare physical phenomenon was reported by a bank of observer Rell.


id: 50877
author: Shallit, Joseph
title: Education of a Martian
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words: 4231
sentence: 435
flesch: 93
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summary:
  Gregrill can speak Earthling as well as I can, Joyce said. Joyce had to sign half a dozen affidavits at the Earthling consulate, all certifying in one way or another that she intended to marry Gregrill as soon as they reached Earth, and that she guaranteed he wouldn't become a public charge.


id: 61942
author: Ackermann, Henry Andrew
title: South to Propontis
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words: 4457
sentence: 360
flesch: 92
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summary:
  It was that southern rim, a mere uneven thread of rust, to which Don had raised his eyes so many times that day, his heart light with the thought that he was going to Propontis. Don had been seven when they struck the Suzie lode.


id: 59376
author: Fontenay, Charles L.
title: The Patriot
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words: 4456
sentence: 312
flesch: 82
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summary:
  There were half a dozen of the Friends of Mars, besides Cornel and Javan, in the meeting room. There are three on Mars, Cornel pointed out.


id: 31736
author: Shea, Robert
title: Star Performer
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words: 4836
sentence: 468
flesch: 91
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summary:
  Gentlemen, my mother, Sylvie Davery. A Senile Delinquent! thought Gavir. Hoppy Davery coughed and Sylvie winked at Gavir.


id: 61843
author: James, D. L. (Daniel Lewis)
title: Exit From Asteroid 60
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words: 5770
sentence: 395
flesch: 82
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summary:
  Destiny had indeed provided them both with a strange exit from Echo, for in that split second Bormon realized that he was being hurled squarely into the gaping orifice of the cyclotron. But when Calbur failed to show up in time for a return voyage to Earth, Bormon had taken up the search.


id: 50826
author: Evans, Dean
title: The Moons of Mars
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words: 6581
sentence: 595
flesch: 96
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summary:
  You could be very sure of that, for Earth little boys have earlobes while Martian little boys do not--and he most certainly didn't. To little boys, whistling is as natural as breathing.


id: 62097
author: Van Houten, Ray
title: The Last Martian
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words: 6938
sentence: 402
flesch: 82
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summary:
  Peetn drew his cloak more firmly about his furry shoulders as the sun began to sink through the Martian sky and the wind throbbed a deeper note in the gathering darkness. He tumbled into the central hollow and lay exhausted, his lungs sucking in and out-- The cry of a Martian _odlat_ would not be audible to human ears, but the screech which emanated within an inch of Peetn's ear-cupulas sent paralyzing waves of terror washing to the tip of his spiny tail.


id: 51650
author: Anderson, Poul
title: Innocent at Large
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words: 7356
sentence: 766
flesch: 90
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summary:
  But since you came on an official courier boat of your planet, Mr. Matheny, regulations force me to ask your business. They wouldn't be able to see the Teamsters Hour on Mars, would they? Oh, we don't expect immigration, said Matheny shyly.


id: 63474
author: Smith, Richard Rein
title: Alien Equivalent
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words: 3193
sentence: 297
flesch: 88
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summary:
  The game between the Martians, it only took the loser a few seconds to pay the duchal! That's right, Farrell agreed. I'll pay this duchal in a few minutes; they'll let me free and I'll-- You don't realize, Farrell interrupted, Martians are sickly, sensitive people and they're adept at projecting sensations of agony from their brains.


id: 40992
author: Glasser, Allen
title: The Martian
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words: 10766
sentence: 916
flesch: 90
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summary:
  They were tremendous in size--fully three times human stature; yet their heads were smaller than men's. At the same time, but only semi-consciously, he heard the loud shouts of men.


id: 62078
author: Wells, Basil
title: Queen of the Blue World
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words: 5007
sentence: 319
flesch: 88
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summary:
  I do not wonder that Jokar Ged was in love with you, Rurak Dun said boldly. Jokar Ged? demanded Rurak.


id: 52009
author: Williams, Robert Moore
title: New Lamps
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words: 11342
sentence: 1055
flesch: 92
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summary:
  Now tell me what you are doing on Mars, Dr. Ronson? Ronson glanced hastily at the waiter, to make certain that he was out of earshot. Ronson came to the Red Planet on the strangest mission of all ... he only knew he wanted to see Les Ro, but he didn't know exactly why.


id: 62258
author: Kline, Otis Adelbert
title: Meteor-Men of Mars
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words: 11451
sentence: 967
flesch: 88
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summary:
  Hammond clung to the struggling saboteur he had floored. The fate of a world rested in Hammond's hands--and his wrists were fettered at his sides.


id: 63429
author: Adams, James R.
title: Joe Carson's Weapon
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words: 6538
sentence: 462
flesch: 83
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summary:
  Quickly Harl and Kir-Um forced him into a chair and stared down at their victim with triumphant eyes. ] Joe Carson grinned broadly and again reread his letter to the editor of _Galactic Adventures_.


id: 63523
author: Whitehorn, Chester
title: Coming of the Gods
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words: 7365
sentence: 765
flesch: 98
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summary:
  There were no fires, for the Oan were more beast than man and feared flame; but Ro could make out four prone figures. And Ro had seen the bones of luckless men vomited from the mouths of the Droo, the cannibal plants.


id: 62218
author: Hasse, Henry
title: City of the Living Flame
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words: 17562
sentence: 1461
flesch: 90
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summary:
  As Jim hurried on, or tried to hurry, to the place where he would find Conley and Spurlin and the score of other men, he knew that one man could not hope to stand against that awful power. Jim Landor found the fabulous green flame, found it sentiently, evilly alive--and that its living meant death for all mankind.


id: 63529
author: Whittington, George A.
title: Mists of Mars
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words: 12146
sentence: 1072
flesch: 89
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summary:
  Straight to a cleverly concealed door she walked, through, and into the same type of room Barry Williams had seen before. But Special Investigator Barry Williams and Princess Deisanocta had other plans--plans that would bring destruction to the despoilers by releasing an age-old justice from the Crypts.


id: 63432
author: Carter, Manfred A.
title: Colony of the Unfit
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words: 13896
sentence: 983
flesch: 85
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summary:
  John, could see the unconscious forms of old men carried past the ragged hole by helmeted figures and into another ship, through joined hulls. At last John could see through a six foot plate of hardened glass.


id: 61759
author: Wiggin, John
title: Cave-Dwellers of Saturn
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words: 20855
sentence: 1518
flesch: 83
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summary:
  Centurion Dynamon is requested to come to the control room. Whatever Dynamon was going to answer to that, it was interrupted by the loud-speaker booming: Centurion Dynamon is requested at the control room.


id: 63518
author: Wilson, Robert
title: Vandals of the Void
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words: 15931
sentence: 1167
flesch: 86
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summary:
  Klalmar-lan, said Elene, as Art has already told you, we are immensely relieved to see you. I didn't want to make it too noticeable-- Wait, Art interrupted, how about this choker ray--that's the whole thing--that's what we want to know! I'll get to that, rebuked Klalmar-lan.


id: 72
author: Burroughs, Edgar Rice
title: Thuvia, Maid of Mars
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words: 47766
sentence: 2843
flesch: 83
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summary:
  She knew, too, that many of them were used now by the nomadic tribes of green men, but that among them all was no city that the red men did not shun, for without exception they stood amidst vast, waterless tracts, unsuited for the continued sustenance of the dominant race of Martians. The fair-skinned warriors, armed only with their long bows and a kind of short-handled war-axe, were almost helpless beneath the savage mounted green men at close quarters; but at a distance their sharp arrows did fully as much execution as the radium projectiles of the green men.


id: 19141
author: Serviss, Garrett Putman
title: Edison's Conquest of Mars
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sentence: 2906
flesch: 70
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summary:
  Let it suffice to say that when it broke up, in the small hours of the morning, it had been unanimously resolved that as many thousands of men as Mr. Edison might require should be immediately placed at his disposal; that as far as possible all the great manufacturing establishments of the country should be instantly transformed into factories where electrical ships and disintegrators could be built, and upon the suggestion of Professor Sylvanus P. Thompson, the celebrated English electrical expert, seconded by Lord Kelvin, it was resolved that all the leading men of science in the world should place their services at the disposal of Mr. Edison in any capacity in which, in his judgment, they might be useful to him. The signal was given, and the circle of electrical ships closed in upon the asteroid.


id: 21670
author: Serviss, Garrett Putman
title: Edison's Conquest of Mars
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words: 69129
sentence: 3064
flesch: 70
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summary:
  Let it suffice to say that when it broke up, in the small hours of the morning, it had been unanimously resolved that as many thousands of men as Mr. Edison might require should be immediately placed at his disposal; that as far as possible all the great manufacturing establishments of the country should be instantly transformed into factories where electrical ships and disintegrators could be built, and upon the suggestion of Professor Sylvanus P. Thompson, the celebrated English electrical expert, seconded by Lord Kelvin, it was resolved that all the leading men of science in the world should place their services at the disposal of Mr. Edison in any capacity in which, in his judgement, they might be useful to him. The signal was given, and the circle of electrical ships closed in upon the asteroid.


id: 604
author: Arnold, Edwin Lester Linden
title: Gulliver of Mars
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words: 71574
sentence: 2413
flesch: 73
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summary:
  But there was little time or inclination to think of those things now. I have known men tell more truth in that state than in any other.


