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    The Last Gentleman
    The Last Gentleman
    The Last Gentleman
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    The Last Gentleman

    By Rory Magill and Ted Speicher

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArchive Classics
    Release dateNov 26, 2013
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      The Last Gentleman - Rory Magill

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      Title: The Last Gentleman

      Author: Rory Magill

      Illustrator: Ted Speicher

      Release Date: June 2, 2010 [EBook #32655]

      Language: English

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      The LAST Gentleman

      By Rory Magill

      Illustrated by TED SPEICHER

      [Transcriber Note: This etext was produced from IF Worlds of Science Fiction January 1953. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.]

      No one knew, no one cared. For a great lethargy was overcoming the people and their only salvation was—

      The explosion brought Jim Peters upright in bed. He sat there, leaning back on the heels of his hands, blinking stupidly at the wall. His vision cleared and he looked down at Myra, just stirring beside him. Myra opened her eyes.

      Jim said, Did you feel that?

      Myra yawned. I thought I was dreaming. It was an explosion or something, wasn't it?

      Jim's lips set grimly. After ten years of cold war, there was only one appropriate observation, and he made it. I guess maybe this is it.

      As by common agreement, they got out of bed and pulled on their robes. They went downstairs and out into the warm summer night. Other people

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