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    Circus
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    Circus

    By Alan Edward Nourse

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    PublisherArchive Classics
    Release dateNov 15, 2013
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      Circus - Alan Edward Nourse

      The Project Gutenberg EBook of Circus, by Alan Edward Nourse

      This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with

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      with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net

      Title: Circus

      Author: Alan Edward Nourse

      Release Date: October 3, 2007 [EBook #22875]

      Language: English

      *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK CIRCUS ***

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      Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

      Transcriber's Note:

      This etext was produced from The Counterfeit Man More Science Fiction Stories by Alan E. Nourse published in 1963. 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.

      Circus

      Just suppose, said Morgan, "that I did believe you. Just for argument. He glanced up at the man across the restaurant table. Where would we go from here?"

      The man shifted uneasily in his seat. He was silent, staring down at his plate. Not a strange-looking man, Morgan thought. Rather ordinary, in fact. A plain face, nose a little too long, fingers a little too dainty, a suit that doesn't quite seem to fit, but all in all, a perfectly ordinary looking man.

      Maybe too ordinary, Morgan thought.

      Finally the man looked up. His eyes were dark, with a hunted look in their depths that chilled Morgan a little. "Where do we go? I don't know. I've tried to think it out, and I get nowhere. But you've got to believe me, Morgan.

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