Piper, H. Beam, 1904-1964 / 2008-07-02 00:00:00
EBOOK ULLR UPRISING ***
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Transcriber's Note:
This etext was produced from Space Science Fiction, February and
March, 1953. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the
U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
ULLR UPRISING
A STORY IN TWO PARTS
[Illustration]
BY H. BEAM PIPER
ILLUSTRATED BY ORBAN
[Illustration]
"The heathen geeks, they wear no breeks," the Terrans
sang. But on a crazy world like Ullr, clothes didn't
make the fighting man. There both red and yellow
meant danger--and blood!
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I
The big armor-tender vibrated, gently and not unpleasantly, as the
contragravity field alternated on and off. Sometimes it rocked
slightly, like a boat on the water, and, in the big screen which
served in lieu of a window at the front of the control-cabin, the
dingy-yellow landscape would seem to tilt a little. The air was
faintly yellow, the sky was yellow with a greenish cast, and the
clouds were green-gray.
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