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Clifford D. Simak
During his fifty-five-year career, CLIFFORD D. SIMAK produced some of the most iconic science fiction stories ever written. Born in 1904 on a farm in southwestern Wisconsin, Simak got a job at a small-town newspaper in 1929 and eventually became news editor of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, writing fiction in his spare time. Simak was best known for the book City, a reaction to the horrors of World War II, and for his novel Way Station. In 1953 City was awarded the International Fantasy Award, and in following years, Simak won three Hugo Awards and a Nebula Award. In 1977 he became the third Grand Master of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, and before his death in 1988, he was named one of three inaugural winners of the Horror Writers Association’s Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement.
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Project Mastodon - Clifford D. Simak
Project Mastodon
By Clifford D. Simak
Start Publishing LLC
Copyright © 2012 by Start Publishing LLC
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First Start Publishing eBook edition October 2012
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ISBN 978-1-62793-013-0
I
The chief of protocol said, Mr. Hudson of—ah—Mastodonia.
The secretary of state held out his hand. I’m glad to see you, Mr. Hudson. I understand you’ve been here several times.
That’s right,
said Hudson. I had a hard time making your people believe I was in earnest.
And are you, Mr. Hudson?
Believe me, sir, I would not try to fool you.
And this Mastodonia,
said the secretary, reaching down to tap the document upon the desk. You will pardon me, but I’ve never heard of it.
It’s a new nation,
Hudson explained, but quite legitimate. We have a constitution, a democratic form of government, duly elected officials, and a code of laws. We are a free, peace-loving people and we are possessed of a vast amount of natural resources and—
Please tell me, sir,
interrupted the secretary, just where are you located?
Technically, you are our nearest neighbors.
But that is ridiculous!
exploded Protocol.
Not at all,
insisted Hudson. If you will give me a moment, Mr. Secretary, I have considerable evidence.
He brushed the fingers of Protocol off his sleeve and stepped forward to the desk, laying down the portfolio he carried.
Go ahead, Mr. Hudson,
said the secretary. Why don’t we all sit down and be comfortable while we talk this over?
You have my credentials, I see. Now here is a propos—
I have a document signed by a certain Wesley Adams.
He’s our first president,
said Hudson. Our George Washington, you might say.
What is the purpose of this visit, Mr. Hudson?
We’d like to establish diplomatic relations. We think it would be to our mutual benefit. After all, we are a sister republic in perfect sympathy with your policies and aims. We’d like to negotiate trade agreements and we’d be grateful for some Point Four aid.
The secretary smiled. Naturally. Who doesn’t?
We’re prepared to offer something in return,
Hudson told him stiffly. For one thing, we could offer sanctuary.
Sanctuary!
I understand,
said Hudson, that in the present state of international tensions, a foolproof sanctuary is not something to be sneezed at.
The secretary turned stone cold. I’m an extremely busy man.
Protocol took Hudson firmly by the arm. Out you go.
General Leslie Bowers put in a call to State and got the secretary.
I don’t like to bother you, Herb,
he said, but there’s something I want to check. Maybe you can help me.
Glad to help you if I can.
There’s a fellow hanging around out here at the Pentagon, trying to get in to see me. Said I was the only one he’d talk to, but you know how it is.
I certainly do.
Name of Huston or Hudson or something like that.
He was here just an hour or so ago,
said the secretary. Crackpot sort of fellow.
He’s gone now?
Yes. I don’t think he’ll be back.
"Did he say where you