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    A Fine Fix
    A Fine Fix
    A Fine Fix
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    A Fine Fix

    By H. R. van Dongen and Ray C. Noll

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArchive Classics
    Release dateNov 27, 2013
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      A Fine Fix - H. R. van Dongen

      The Project Gutenberg EBook of A Fine Fix, by R. C. Noll

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

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      Title: A Fine Fix

      Author: R. C. Noll

      Illustrator: H. R. van Dongen

      Release Date: January 3, 2009 [EBook #27696]

      Language: English

      *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK A FINE FIX ***

      Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online

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

      A FINE FIX

      BY R. C. NOLL

      Generally speaking, human beings are fine buck-passers—but there's one circumstance under which they refuse to pass on responsibility. If the other fellow says Your method won't solve the problem!—then they get mad!

      Illustrated by van Dongen

      The leader climbed sharply in a bank to the left, and the two others followed close behind. Their jet streams cut off at very near the same time. Before their speed slowed to stalling, the rotors unfolded from the canopy hump and beat the air viciously, the steam wisping back in brief fingers.

      Under power again, they dipped playfully in tightening circles toward the plot-mottled earth. The fields expanded beneath them, and the leader brought up and hovered over a farm road whose dust already stirred in the disturbed air.

      They settled as one in the rolling dust clouds from which emerged a coveralled figure who had driven the battered pickup truck to meet them.

      Y'sure got back in a rush, he addressed the major, who was just jumping from the plastiglas cabin.

      The major nodded and put his attention on seeing that the general descended safely. He then indicated the farmer.

      He's the one, the major said.

      The general grunted socially.

      Taking the opening, the farmer said, Out there in the wheat, general. His tone carried eager importance. My kid saw the light come down this morning feedin' the chickens. I felt the ground jump, too. Called the sheriff, first off.

      All right, you were a hero, said the general shortly. Now, Grant, will you take me to it? I can't mess around here all day.

      The party of six men, two of them technicians, waded into the field from the road. The farmer remained to watch, frowning.

      When they had progressed well into the wheat, he shouted after them ruefully, And watch where you're steppin', too!

      The group paused on the rim of newly gouged earth, clods and dirt that had splashed from the center of the crater. It was nearly four feet deep. The man the major had left on guard had uncovered more of the blackened object, which lay three-quarters exposed and showed a warped but cylindrical shape.

      Let's have a counter on it, the general ordered.

      A technician slid into the crater and swept the metal with his instrument. The needle swung far over and stuck.

      To the other technician the general said, "Get

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