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    The Helpful Hand of God
    The Helpful Hand of God
    The Helpful Hand of God
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    The Helpful Hand of God

    By Barberis and Tom Godwin

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArchive Classics
    Release dateNov 26, 2013
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      The Helpful Hand of God - Barberis

      The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Helpful Hand of God, by Tom Godwin

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      Title: The Helpful Hand of God

      Author: Tom Godwin

      Illustrator: Barberis

      Release Date: October 24, 2009 [EBook #30322]

      Language: English

      *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE HELPFUL HAND OF GOD ***

      Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online

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      Transcriber's Note:

      This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction December 1961. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.

      the helpful hand of

      god

      ... Can be very helpful indeed. But of course, it's long been known that God helps those who wisely help themselves....

      BY TOM GODWIN

      ILLUSTRATED BY BARBERIS

      (From Vogarian Revised Encyclopedia:

      SAINTS: Golden Saints, properly, Yellow Saints, a term of contempt applied by the Vogarian State Press to members of the Church Of The Golden Rule because of their opposition to the war then being planned against Alkoria. See CHURCHES.

      CHURCH, GOLDEN RULE, OF THE: A group of reactionary fanatics who resisted State control and advocated social chaos through Individual Freedom. They were liquidated in the Unity Purge but for two-thousand of the more able-bodied, who were sentenced to the moon mines of Belen Nine. The prison ship never arrived there and it is assumed that the condemned Saints somehow overpowered the guards and escaped to some remote section of the galaxy.)

      Kane had observed Commander Y'Nor's bird-of-prey profile with detached interest as Y'Nor jerked his head around to glare again at the chronometer on the farther wall of the cruiser's command room.

      What's keeping Dalon? Y'Nor demanded, transferring his glare to Kane. Did you assure him that I have all day to waste?

      He should be here any minute, sir, Kane answered.

      I didn't find the Saints, after others had failed for sixty years, to then sit and wait. The situation on Vogar was already very critical when we left. Y'Nor scowled at the chronometer again. "Every hour we waste waiting here will delay our return to Vogar by an hour—I presume you realize that?

      It does sound like a logical theory, Kane agreed.

      Y'Nor's face darkened dangerously. You will—

      Quick, hard-heeled footsteps sounded in the corridor outside. The guard officer, Dalon, stepped through the doorway and saluted; his eyes like ice under his pale brows and his uniform seeming to bristle with weapons.

      The native is here, sir, he said to Y'Nor.

      He turned, and made a commanding gesture. The leader of the Saints appeared; the man whose resistance Y'Nor would have to break.

      A frail, white-bearded old man, scuffed uncertainly into the room in straw sandals, his faded blue eyes peering nearsightedly toward Y'Nor.

      Go to the commander's desk, Dalon ordered in his metallic tones.

      The old man obeyed and stopped before Y'Nor's desk, his hands clasped together as though to hide their trembling.

      You are Brenn,

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