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We don’t hafta takeit for him. ” “Whaaaat?!” “Six miles is the best we can do. Even asleep, Annie sensed when thestreet wasn’ t right. If you have read this far— whatever the force and form ofyour reactions-you have passed a curious test and already know what your reward is.

The Trekkie atthe one Star Trek convention I was inveigled into attending, who said of my books, to me, “ Well, if they’ renot about Star Trek, they’ re lull of shit. I was a littlekid at the time, and knew none of what had gone down. They all kick you very hard, and you aren’t oldenough or smart enough to pull your arms and legs around you. THE ESSENTIAL ELLISON 503