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id: 61283
author: Banta, Frank
title: The Dragon Slayers
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words: 1750
sentence: 145
flesch: 89
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summary:
  I just hope the neighborhood dragon doesn't come around while you're in that weakened condition, Bliss, Pole worried as he totaled up the month's production on his reports. A few minutes later, at a distance of a thousand yards, Pole and Bliss, loaded with all their portable possessions, watched their cabin burst into flames as a roaring, forty-foot lizard, with fifty-foot flames gouting from his mouth, ambled through their clearing.


id: 29181
author: De Courcy, Dorothy
title: Foundling on Venus
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words: 3307
sentence: 302
flesch: 96
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summary:
  This is colonized Venus, where one may walk without the threat of sudden death--except from other men--the most bitterly fought for, the dearest, bloodiest, most worthless land in the solar system. Poor little thing!


id: 58735
author: Henig, Stanley
title: Peace
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words: 3620
sentence: 280
flesch: 72
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summary:
  (THE FOLLOWING CONVERSATION IS REPRODUCED FROM THE AUTO-TAPE RECORDING OF THE MEETING) Earth Spokesman: _ This metal was essential for the construction of Earth's space ships, the alumiryten alloy being used in the manufacture of the tough outer shell of these ships.


id: 62314
author: Bok, Hannes
title: Stranger From Space
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words: 4521
sentence: 433
flesch: 94
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summary:
  One of the voices mourned, in the twittering Venusian speech, How I envy you, Koroby! I wish I were being married tonight, like you! Koroby stared defiantly at the laughing faces of her bridesmaids.


id: 62348
author: Jacobi, Carl
title: Assignment on Venus
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words: 5122
sentence: 421
flesch: 85
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summary:
  Abruptly Simms tensed. Abruptly Simms found his gaze focused on a larger conical building he had not noticed before.


id: 51681
author: Smith, George O. (George Oliver)
title: Amateur in Chancery
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words: 5094
sentence: 447
flesch: 88
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summary:
  Does Harla know zinc? He may, said Teresa very haltingly. Tell Harla that Doctor Carter's awkward position is a direct result of our ability to reduce the tunnel effect to operate on gross matter.


id: 49779
author: Williams, Robert Moore
title: Publicity Stunt
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words: 5663
sentence: 468
flesch: 89
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summary:
  Go out and bluff Shad Brisbee now! Molock also took a deep breath and rose to his feet. Lifting hands as big as hams, he looked Shad Brisbee square in all of the Venusian's eyes that happened to be turned toward him at the moment.


id: 22590
author: Fontenay, Charles L.
title: Wind
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words: 5922
sentence: 459
flesch: 89
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summary:
  Jan needed all his Dutch stubbornness, and a good deal of pure physical strength besides, to maneuver the roach-flat groundcar across the tumbled terrain of Den Hoorn into the teeth of the howling gale that swept from the west. The huge wheels twisted and jolted against the rocks outside, and Jan bounced against his seat belt, wrestled the steering wheel and puffed at his _pijp_.


id: 61798
author: Selwyn, Carl
title: Venus Has Green Eyes
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words: 6017
sentence: 609
flesch: 97
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summary:
  Venusian women were the beauties of the Universe and this woman had surpassed them all, but in her dull beauty, thought Flip, there was nothing feminine. Flip had reasons.


id: 61844
author: Brackett, Leigh
title: The Stellar Legion
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words: 6087
sentence: 517
flesch: 92
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summary:
  They were ranged in a solid mass along the edges of the moat, and the fort's guns were silent MacIan wondered why, until he saw that the dam that furnished power for the turbine had been broken down. Bhak the Titan hesitated, his queerly bright, blank eyes darting from Thekla to Lehn, and back to MacIan.


id: 31326
author: Loomis, Noel M.
title: The Wealth of Echindul
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words: 7392
sentence: 547
flesch: 90
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summary:
  And if Grant had had any forlorn hope that he might be able to slip through The Pass, he gave it up, for he knew now that his movements were reported hourly and that his possession of the fabulous stones was undoubtedly known to Relegar, the Uranian. * * * Grant had thought about that a good many times on his long trip across the swamp, but he had worried more about how to dispose of his own stones before Relegar got hold of him.


id: 31307
author: Hasse, Henry
title: One Purple Hope!
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words: 6866
sentence: 714
flesch: 95
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summary:
  Joel Latham, wasn't it? Latham swayed and clutched at the bar. They watched Latham hurrying, stumbling, not looking back.


id: 61863
author: Jameson, Malcolm
title: 4-1/2B, Eros
extension: .txt
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words: 7777
sentence: 585
flesch: 89
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summary:
  Captain Hank Karns, the Lone Trader, sank back in his seat and watched idly with mild blue eyes as first one grass hut and then another appeared momentarily through rifts of rain. Captain Karns had berthed his own old trading tub not an hour earlier and as he registered the arrival of his _Swapper_ he noted that under the date of three days before there was the entry: _Wanderer_, Captain Wilkerson, en route Mercury to Luna.


id: 40993
author: Jones, Neil R.
title: Spacewrecked on Venus
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words: 8559
sentence: 778
flesch: 87
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summary:
  Hantel! Captain Cragley steadied himself on the threshold of my room. Captain Cragley turned the matter over in his mind.


id: 61826
author: Bond, Nelson S.
title: Beyond Light
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words: 8033
sentence: 797
flesch: 92
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summary:
  What have you got against me? What, growled Captain Lane. * * * Captain Lane did not need her warning.


id: 61943
author: Peacock, Wilbur S.
title: The Victory of Klon
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words: 2065
sentence: 120
flesch: 83
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summary:
  Klon stood proudly to one side, drinking in the hissing applause and hisses of surprise and awe that greeted his showing of the globe of light shadow. But it was a deadly triumph for Klon, wriggling, slimy lord of eternally-veiled Venus.


id: 61499
author: Roberts, Scott
title: Monopoly
extension: .txt
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words: 9827
sentence: 968
flesch: 91
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summary:
  Brian faltered to a stop and Crystal James pushed past him. Brian followed Crystal into the smaller of the two ships and the rest of the rebels manned the other.


id: 61696
author: Repp, Ed Earl
title: Martian Terror
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words: 10325
sentence: 928
flesch: 91
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summary:
  When all were quiet, Prince Lolan stood up. Beside Lolan the wall shuddered slightly and a trickle of rocks slid down it.


id: 62170
author: Cummings, Ray
title: The Star-Master
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words: 10318
sentence: 979
flesch: 95
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summary:
  Jim and Venta and little Meeta were here with me, but our little Midges were struggling to keep aloft. But there was the spaceship; and Jim, Venta, and little Meeta.


id: 62349
author: Brackett, Leigh
title: The Blue Behemoth
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words: 11242
sentence: 1250
flesch: 100
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summary:
  ] Bucky Shannon leaned forward across the little hexagonal table. Bucky Shannon settled his shoulders and hips like a dancer.


id: 51203
author: Ludwig, Edward W.
title: A Coffin for Jacob
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words: 10991
sentence: 1213
flesch: 93
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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.


id: 63062
author: Brackett, Leigh
title: Terror Out of Space
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words: 11495
sentence: 1078
flesch: 99
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summary:
  A grim tale of brooding terror whirling out of space to drive men mad, of a menace without name or form, and of the man, Lundy, who fought the horror, his eyes blinded by his will. Lundy was flying the aero-space convertible by himself.


id: 61952
author: Walton, Harry
title: Spawn of the Venus Sea
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words: 6158
sentence: 515
flesch: 91
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summary:
  Kort nodded, and yet it seemed to him that Hodge's appraisal was wrong, in some vague way he couldn't himself put a finger on. Hodge shrugged, then stared in amazement at Kort, who stood by the door with a leveled electro-gun.


id: 63304
author: Pohl, Frederik
title: Double-Cross
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words: 3558
sentence: 374
flesch: 94
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summary:
  The six conspirators in Svan's old ground car moved slowly along the main street of the native town. Svan was the leader making the final plans--plotting them a bit too well.


id: 62261
author: Peacock, Wilbur S.
title: Planet of No-Return
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words: 7464
sentence: 561
flesch: 87
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summary:
  They laughed then, Old Kerry Blane and young Splinter Wood, and the warmth of their friendship was a tangible thing in the small control-room of the cruiser. ] Old Kerry Blane exploded.


id: 63683
author: Stearns, Charles A.
title: Color Blind
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words: 5138
sentence: 409
flesch: 92
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summary:
  Take Sukey, and-- That was the first and only time that Harry ever swung at me. But that was only half the story--just ask olive-skinned Sukey Jones._


id: 61907
author: Winterbotham, R. R. (Russell Robert)
title: Genesis!
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words: 6738
sentence: 578
flesch: 83
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summary:
  Captain Arlen quit trying to classify himself and his passengers. Captain Arlen corked the bottle and put it aside.


id: 31686
author: Smith, Evelyn E.
title: Collector's Item
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words: 14040
sentence: 1276
flesch: 86
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summary:
  [Sidenote: _Being trapped in the steaming h--l of Venus is no excuse for forgetting one's manners--but anyone abducted, marooned, tricked, kept from tea might well crack under the strain!_] What I should like to know, Professor Bernardi said, gazing pensively after the lizard-man as he bore the shrieking form of Miss Anspacher off in his scaly arms, is whether he is planning to eat her or make love to her. Don't tell me you have a--a fondness for Miss Anspacher, Captain, Professor Bernardi exclaimed, genuinely surprised.


id: 62325
author: Gold, H. L. (Horace Leonard)
title: Menace of the Mists
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words: 7067
sentence: 687
flesch: 89
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summary:
  So long, and good luck! Limpy switched off and glanced inquiringly at Mac, his paralyzed grin a slash of seemingly pure evil. When Mac and his detachment were returning, Limpy opened a sluice from the central control tower.


id: 62076
author: Peacock, Wilbur S.
title: The Thing of Venus
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words: 9557
sentence: 567
flesch: 85
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summary:
  he barked, Elise, you stay here; come on, Val! Val Kenton paused only long enough to slip newly charged loads into his guns, then swung through the port after the fleet patrolman. We dropped through the clouds, following, he nodded at Val Kenton, your directions.


id: 63309
author: Peacock, Wilbur S.
title: Chimera World
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words: 9643
sentence: 630
flesch: 89
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summary:
  Thank you, Captain, Jean Palmer said amusedly from behind Don Denton. Don Denton pressed the last of a series of studs on the control panel, cut in the robot-pilot, then grinned admiringly at Jean Palmer.


id: 61978
author: Kuttner, Henry
title: War-Gods of the Void
extension: .txt
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words: 13047
sentence: 1511
flesch: 93
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summary:
  Venus, Mr. Vanning, is _not_ Earth. ] I Earth Consul, Goodenow, tossed a packet of microfilms to Vanning, and said, You're crazy.


id: 61884
author: Cummings, Ray
title: The War-Nymphs of Venus
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words: 20120
sentence: 1688
flesch: 89
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summary:
  The things of actuality which happened to me, to Jack Allen, to little Nereid--with those things only am I concerned here. And what they might try to do-- Her words evoked a grim picture of powerful little men, with minds like children suddenly enraged to frenzy; and the half-drunken youths at the festival, ready enough to kill any worker, with the Ruler encouraging them.


id: 63516
author: Brackett, Leigh
title: The Vanishing Venusians
extension: .txt
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words: 11137
sentence: 1061
flesch: 95
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summary:
  For the first time since childhood Harker was cold. Matt Harker lay alongside the tiller and counted the trickles of sweat crawling over his nakedness, and stared with sullen, opaque eyes into the indigo night.


id: 32161
author: Wallace, F. L. (Floyd L.)
title: Tangle Hold
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words: 20237
sentence: 2042
flesch: 90
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summary:
  [Sidenote: Jadiver objected to being the greatest influence for good on Venus ... because what was good for Venus was bad for Jadiver!] Mmmm, said Jadiver.


id: 62316
author: Brackett, Leigh
title: Citadel of Lost Ships
extension: .txt
mime: text/plain
words: 12938
sentence: 1325
flesch: 96
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summary:
  Give me your hand, Mister Campbell. Beyond the open hut door, Campbell could see the _liha_-trees swaying a little in the hot, slow breeze.


id: 62377
author: Hasse, Henry
title: Alcatraz of the Starways
extension: .txt
mime: text/plain
words: 24383
sentence: 1875
flesch: 85
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summary:
  The surprise stopped Mark Denning in his tracks, but fortunately, thanks to his training, he managed to keep his face impassive as they recognized each other simultaneously. You are demoted back to the lower order, Mark Denning, she said with a hint of the same mockery Mark had known in the Swamp.


id: 32544
author: Reynolds, John Murray
title: The Golden Amazons of Venus
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words: 35946
sentence: 2646
flesch: 90
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summary:
  * * * Gerry knelt down on the damp floor and put his head close to the base of the wall. [Sidenote: Dakta death, horrible beyond the weirdest fever-dreams of Earth-men, faced Space Ship Commander Gerry Norton.


id: 50702
author: Sutton, Lee
title: Venus Boy
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words: 40821
sentence: 3817
flesch: 98
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summary:
  More marva than any other person had ever seen surrounded Johnny. Most of the time Baba clicked it, but when he got tired Johnny took over for a while.


id: 5703
author: Flint, Homer Eon
title: The Lord of Death and the Queen of Life
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mime: text/plain
words: 48002
sentence: 2951
flesch: 83
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summary:
  Know you, Strokor, that the survival of the fittest is a rule which governs man as well as men. Said Van Emmon: It just occurred to me that the cube might look pretty good to these people.


id: 19027
author: Rockwell, Carey
title: The Revolt on Venus
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words: 54871
sentence: 4267
flesch: 87
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summary:
  Roger saw Tom heading for the tunnel and made a sudden dash for Sinclair. After Tom introduced Connel to the couple, the major questioned them closely about their absence during the attack by the shock troops.


