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X minus 5, 4, 3, 2, X-minus 1, fire. I'm going to From the far horizons of the unknown come transcribed 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's Science Fiction Magazine, presents...

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One...

...the night's story.

Pictures Don't lie by Catherine MacLean.

I had been writing science stories for the times for a few years before the whole business of the aliens came up.

I got on to doing science because I wasn't a very good sports writer,

and the Guild made it clear to the manager that I had enough seniority to make it tough to fire me.

So when Masters went over to Life magazine, I was shoved into his spot.

Now, being the man from the Times on any given story is quite a responsibility. It's not quite as though inspiring as the London Times.

You remember the butler announcing there were several reporters and a gentleman from the Times,

but we're supposed to look as if we didn't specialize in axe murders and picking winners

at Jamaica. Of course, it pays off. You find scientists, atomic energy commissioners, even

congressman will open up to the Timesman. And that's how I got on the inside of this whole

business. I had met Joseph Nathan at a convention in the Atlantic City,. When he invited me to look over this work, I accepted.

I don't think there's anything classified in this work, Mr. Schwartz,

as long as I don't actually supply you the text of messages.

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