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From the far horizons of the unknown come tales of new dimensions in time and space.

These are stories of the future.

Adventures in which you'll live in a million could be years on a thousand maybe world.

The National Broadcasting Company, in cooperation with Galaxy Science Science Fiction Magazine presents...

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... Tonight, an original story by Ernest Kanoi, the time early in the 21st century.

The story, Martian Sam.

The whole thing started, the first day of spring training.

I'd gotten into camp two or three days before and started to loosen up a little.

Because at my age, even batting fungos to an outfield that can tie your muscles up into knots.

Although, as a matter of fact, I'd bet that I was in better condition than half the Humpty Dumpies on the club.

We hadn't won a penance since, uh...

Let's see, 1997 or was it 98?

And it looked like we had a permanent lease on 12th place.

The Los Angeles Dodgers were in pretty sad shape,

and that's the honest truth.

I was standing behind the batting cage

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