The Author's Point of View

Interlude One by Robert J. Defendi

an excerpt from Spacemaster: Robotics Manual, p. 3

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He had no hope. Æ lnterrupt\Portion of memory recouered\End interrupt Ø He had only one hope. Pulling his nuclear grenade from his belt, he activated it and threw it as far as he could. The EMP and radiation wouldn't effect him, but If he could throw it far enough to be clear of the blast, the radiation would kill his foes.

He hoped.

The grenade flew too far to the right, glancing off a wall in the process. As it bounced across the deck, Peter couldn 't tell whether or not it would roll far enough. A little more. A little more /E @#$QE\@$ qfjkh3#$\!#%!!A!i\T\0^E!@#
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