Second Sight

By Basil Wells

Then his hand caught an arm and he exerted his full strength. The entire arm tore away from its shoulder . . . .

• Language: English
• Publisher: Wilder Publications, Inc.
• Release date: Sep 16, 2016
• ISBN: 9781515410775

Basil Wells

Basil Eugene Wells (June 11, 1912 – December 23, 2003) was an American writer. His first published story, "Rebirth of Man" appeared in the magazine Super Science Stories in 1940. He wrote science fiction, fantasy western and detective stories for various magazines sometimes under the name Gene Ellerman. Two collections of his stories, Planets of Adventure and Doorways to Space were published by Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc.

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Second Sight

by Basil Wells

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ISBN 13: 978-1-5154-1077-5

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Second Sight

by Basil Wells

Basil Wells, who lives in Pennsylvania, writes that he has been doing research concerning the keelboat age prior to and following the War of 1812 on the locally famous section of portage-keelboat-rafting stream from Waterford down to Pittsburgh, turning from this to this grimmer future.

Then his hand caught an arm and he exerted his full strength. The entire arm tore away from its shoulder . . . .

HIS FINGERS

 moved over the modest packet of bills the invisible rockhound had handed to him. He smiled through the eternal night that was his own personal hell. Duggan’s Hades.

Thanks, Pete, he said gratefully. Here, have a box of Conmos.

His sensitized fingers found the cigars, handed over a box, and he heard the nervous scuff of the other’s shoes.

This eight thousand means I can see again—for a while at least. Take ‘em! It’s little enough.

"Look, Duggan. I get eight hundred for selling you