item: #1 of 20
          id: 19141
      author: Serviss, Garrett Putman
       title: Edison's Conquest of Mars
        date: None
       words: 65603
      flesch: 70
     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.
    keywords: aina; air; asteroid; atmosphere; beneath; car; colonel; course; direction; disintegrators; distance; earth; edison; electrical; eyes; fact; feet; flagship; girl; land; mars; martians; men; miles; moment; moon; new; order; planet; point; ships; sight; smith; space; squadron; sun; surface; time; way; world
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        item: #2 of 20
          id: 21670
      author: Serviss, Garrett Putman
       title: Edison's Conquest of Mars
        date: None
       words: 69129
      flesch: 70
     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.
    keywords: aina; air; asteroid; atmosphere; beneath; car; colonel; course; day; direction; disintegrators; distance; earth; edison; electrical; eyes; fact; feet; flagship; girl; ground; half; land; mars; martians; men; miles; moment; moon; new; order; planet; point; professor; ships; sight; smith; space; squadron; sun; surface; time; way; work; world
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        item: #3 of 20
          id: 40965
      author: Dewey, G. Gordon
       title: Time and the Woman
        date: None
       words: 4872
      flesch: 94
     summary: Ninon glanced at her watch--Robert was on time. Ninon said, But that's three hours, Robert.
    keywords: light; ninon; robert; ship; space; time
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        item: #4 of 20
          id: 50981
      author: Mason, David
       title: Garrity's Annuities
        date: None
       words: 2817
      flesch: 95
     summary: But when he touched down at Serco port and heard that Katha and Garrity had gotten married the week before, he didn't waste any more time. You might say Garrity brought it on himself.
    keywords: garrity; katha; man
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        item: #5 of 20
          id: 51203
      author: Ludwig, Edward W.
       title: A Coffin for Jacob
        date: None
       words: 10991
      flesch: 93
     summary: I--I guess I didn't think, Ben. Venusians can't really read your mind, but they see your feelings, your emotions. Here and there, Ben saw moving figures.
    keywords: ben; city; dust; earth; eyes; face; hands; jacob; maggie; man; simon; space; thought; venusian; wind
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        item: #6 of 20
          id: 51249
      author: Ludwig, Edward W.
       title: Spacemen Die at Home
        date: None
       words: 5043
      flesch: 96
     summary: Good old Stardust Charlie. Stardust Charlie was as comfortable as a Martian sand-monkey in a shower, but he tried courageously to be himself.
    keywords: ben; charlie; laura; mars; mickey; spaceman; years
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        item: #7 of 20
          id: 51407
      author: Quattrocchi, Frank
       title: Sea Legs
        date: None
       words: 14324
      flesch: 91
     summary: Miss Wendel, this is Mr. Craig. Mr. Craig, my secretary.
    keywords: boy; city; cocteau; craig; girl; kind; look; man; men; right; room; space; terra; time; way
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        item: #8 of 20
          id: 51414
      author: Marks, Winston K. (Winston Kinney)
       title: ...So They Baked a Cake
        date: None
       words: 4315
      flesch: 83
     summary: We were the pioneers on the first starship, the first to try out the _Larson Drive_ in deep space. Yes, we were all warned that, fast as the _Larson Drive_ was, it would take us over 42 years, earth-measured time, to reach our destination.
    keywords: drive; earth; know; larson; mac; planet; space; time; velocity
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        item: #9 of 20
          id: 51508
      author: Galouye, Daniel F.
       title: The Chasers
        date: None
       words: 4505
      flesch: 89
     summary: It seemed like an altogether acceptable suggestion, Cassidy thought, eying the attractive girl. Mean you--_my_ house they want to see? When she nodded Papa seized the lowest strand of wire and lifted the fence high enough for Cassidy and Mason to crawl under.
    keywords: cassidy; fence; girl; mason; papa; riva; ship
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        item: #10 of 20
          id: 58659
      author: Marlowe, Stephen
       title: Resurrection Seven
        date: None
       words: 4852
      flesch: 97
     summary: Their first rush carried them almost to the control room and briefly Eric remembered when he had looked out from there with Clair at the bright faraway stars. You are Eric Taine, he said, smiling.
    keywords: eric; girl; larkin; lazarus; lindquist; ship
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        item: #11 of 20
          id: 59438
      author: McConnell, James V.
       title: Avoidance Situation
        date: None
       words: 16886
      flesch: 84
     summary: Captain Hawkins shook his grayed head in wonder. Very well, Captain Hawkins replied, breaking the brief silence between the two men.
    keywords: alien; broussard; captain; hawkins; lan; man; moment; race; room; ship; space; sunward; sur; time; voice
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        item: #12 of 20
          id: 60520
      author: Farrell, Joseph
       title: The Marrying Man
        date: None
       words: 2974
      flesch: 88
     summary: They were all healthy young women, or at least middle aged when he married them, good insurance risks, and no insurance agent was turning down the business when Pete asked for a policy that big, especially when Pete was putting the cash on the line to pay up the policy when he bought it. Pete closed his eyes and thought of how many times he had said the same words to starry eyed young women.
    keywords: man; nancy; pete; wife
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        item: #13 of 20
          id: 60591
      author: Berry, Don
       title: Man Alone
        date: None
       words: 11894
      flesch: 91
     summary: Mechanism three, Colin went on, ticking the points off on his fingers, _partial_ disorientation. Colin considered this for a moment.
    keywords: banning; colin; control; general; harkins; headache; man; phoenix; right; room; ship; time
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        item: #14 of 20
          id: 60655
      author: Wall, Bernard
       title: Star of Rebirth
        date: None
       words: 3884
      flesch: 93
     summary: They were magic caves, and these were magic men. Fully a dozen, always empty, except for the scattered bones of bears and men.
    keywords: atanta; god; man; snow
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        item: #15 of 20
          id: 60846
      author: Hopf, Alice L. (Alice Lightner)
       title: A Great Day for the Irish
        date: None
       words: 4599
      flesch: 90
     summary: As she glimpsed the red waistcoat dangling from a hook, Bridget screamed, and Patch Maguire came through the greenhouse door, a flower pot in one hand, trowel in the other. Mr. Patch Maguire, it read.
    keywords: bridget; maguire; new; patch; plants; time
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        item: #16 of 20
          id: 61199
      author: Scott, Robert
       title: A Bad Town for Spacemen
        date: None
       words: 1253
      flesch: 96
     summary: But I had some nice memories of bars, memories from the early days. Otherwise you'd have had a dead ship full of dead men and no knowing why.
    keywords: bar; time
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        item: #17 of 20
          id: 62109
      author: Brown, Fredric
       title: The Star Mouse
        date: None
       words: 7865
      flesch: 85
     summary: No? Loogk, this is der original Mitkey Mouse, by Valt Dissney. Paul Bunyan; the story of their adventures is nothing compared to the Saga of Mitkey.
    keywords: bemj; der; earth; herr; iss; minnie; mitkey; mouse; professor; rocket; und
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        item: #18 of 20
          id: 62267
      author: Wilson, Richard
       title: The Man From Siykul
        date: None
       words: 8993
      flesch: 88
     summary: The Man From Siykul By RICHARD WILSON The Siykulans demanded pay for Myra and Steve's freedom. Steve!
    keywords: man; meteor; myra; peachy; people; planet; room; ship; space; steve; thing; way
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        item: #19 of 20
          id: 63046
      author: Simak, Clifford D.
       title: Mr. Meek—Musketeer
        date: None
       words: 10164
      flesch: 96
     summary: Slowly Meek backed away, his tread almost cat-like, his weak blue eyes like cold ice behind the thick-lensed spectacles, his hunched shoulders still hunched, his lean jaw like a steel trap. Now that he'd done it, Oliver Meek found the thing he'd done hard to explain.
    keywords: asteroid; eyes; gun; hand; hoffman; meek; oliver; prowler; ship; space; stiffy
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        item: #20 of 20
          id: 63130
      author: Simak, Clifford D.
       title: Mr. Meek Plays Polo
        date: None
       words: 10532
      flesch: 94
     summary: Mr. Meek Plays Polo By CLIFFORD D. SIMAK Mr. Meek was having his troubles. Mr. Meek said.
    keywords: bugs; game; gus; mechanic; meek; moe; play; polo; ring; rock; ship; space
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