Acid Bath, Bill Garson [i have read the book a hundred times .txt] 📗
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a couple of atomic shots but when they just glanced off, we gave up.
"They weren't expecting the shell of water. When it hit that blue ship, you could almost see it oxidize before your eyes.
"I guess they knew what was wrong right away. They let go the traction beams and tried to get away. They forgot about the force field, so we just poured atomic fire into the weakening ship. It just melted away."
Jon Karyl got up from the divan where he'd been lying. "They thought I was a metal creature, too. But where do you suppose they came from?"
The captain shrugged. "Who knows?"
Jon set two glasses on the table.
"Have a drink of the best damn water in the solar system?" He asked Capt. Small.
"Don't mind if I do."
The water twinkled in the two glasses, winking as if it knew just what it had done.
Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from Planet Stories July 1952. 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.
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