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    The Untouchable
    The Untouchable
    The Untouchable
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    The Untouchable

    By Douglas and Stephen A. Kallis

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArchive Classics
    Release dateNov 27, 2013
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      Listened to the librivox recording. It's almost like O'Henry in its irony, but with less heart, and more silly pseudo-science.

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    The Untouchable - Douglas

    The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Untouchable, by Stephen A. Kallis

    This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with

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    re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included

    with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net

    Title: The Untouchable

    Author: Stephen A. Kallis

    Illustrator: Douglas

    Release Date: January 8, 2008 [EBook #24221]

    Language: English

    *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE UNTOUCHABLE ***

    Produced by Greg Weeks, David Wilson and the Online

    Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

    Transcriber’s note:

    This story was published in Analog, December 1960. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.

    59THE

    UNTOUCHABLE

    By

    STEPHEN

    A. KALLIS, JR.

    Illustrated by Douglas

    60You can see it—you can watch it—but mustn’t touch! And what could possibly be more frustrating … when you need, most violently, to get your hands on it for

    just one second…

    HE man finally entered the office of General George Garvers. As the door closed behind him, he saw the general, who sprang from his chair to greet him.

    Max! You finally came.

    Got here as soon as I could. I wager half my time was taken up by the security check points. You are certainly isolated in here.

    All of that, agreed the general. Have a seat, won’t you? he asked, indicating a chair.

    His friend sank into

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