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All the Mercurians had seen evidences of the dreadful power of the Earthmen. They began milling around, then stood rooted by the roar of the Plutonian's voice. ALL THE MERCURIANS HAD SEEN EVIDENCE OF THE DREADFUL POWER OF THE EARTHMEN THEY BEGAN MILLING AROUND THEN STOOD ROOTED BY THE ROAR OF THE PLUTONIAN'S VOICE
the whole I. F. P. here to investigate. Now that you've failed in keeping them from getting interested you may do me one more service." The black giant grinned. "I've often wondered at the Earthman's prestige all over the solar system. Even to-night, soft and helpless as you are, these natives fear you. You will, therefore, be an object lesson in the helplessness of Earthmen." * * * * * Morones was pale but courageous. With contempt in every line of him he watched some of the less frightened chiefs, at the command of the Plutonian, push aside some of the blazing blocks of fungus on the stone, to make room for his body. At last he raised his hand. "Frogfolk!" he cried, "if ye do this thing, the Lords of the Green Star will come. They will come with fires hotter than the sun; they will blast your rivers with a power greater than the thunder of the ringstorms; they will fill your caves with a purple smoke that turns your bones to water--" Shrill cries of fear almost drowned out his words. UT I HAD TO LET YOU LIVE OR I'D HAVE THE WHOLE I F P HERE TO INVESTIGATE NOW THAT YOU'VE FAILED IN KEEPING THEM FROM GETTING INTERESTED YOU MAY DO ME ONE MORE SERVICE THE BLACK GIANT GRINNED I'VE OFTEN WONDERED AT THE EARTHMAN'S PRESTIGE ALL OVER THE SOLAR SYSTEM EVEN TO NIGHT SOFT AND HELPLESS AS YOU ARE THESE NATIVES FEAR YOU YOU WILL THEREFORE BE AN OBJECT LESSON IN THE HELPLESSNESS OF EARTHMEN MORONZ WAS PALE BUT COURAGEOUS WITH CONTEMPT IN EVERY LINE OF HIM HE WATCHED SOME OF THE LESS FRIGHTENED CHIEFS AT THE COMMAND OF THE PLUTONIUM PUSH ASIDE SOME OF THE BLAZING BLOCKS OF FUNGUS ON THE STONE TO MAKE ROOM FOR HIS BODY AT LAST HE RAISED HIS HANDS FROG FOLK HE CRIED IF YOU DO THIS THING THE LORDS OF THE GREEN STARS WILL COME AND THEY WILL COME WITH FIRES HOTTER THAN THE SUN THEY WILL BLAST YOUR RIVERS WITH A POWER GREATER THAN THE THUNDER OF THE RING STORMS THEY WILL FILL YOUR CAVES WITH A PURPLE SMOKE THAT TURNS YOUR BONES TO WATER SHRILL CRIES OF FEAR ALMOST DROWNED OUT HIS WORDS
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