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Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930
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So,
under
Sarka's
commands,
the
Earth's
hordes
were
mobilized;
and
in
tune
with
the
Master
Beryl
in
Sarka's
laboratory
all
the
Beryls
of
the
Earth
vibrated,
freeing
the
Earth
from
her
age-old
orbit
and
swinging
her
out
towards
the
Moon.
The
Gens
of
Dalis--the
trillions
of
people
who
swore
allegiance
to
him--would
lead
the
attack
on
the
Moon.
When
within
fifty
thousand
miles,
they
darted
out,
clad
only
in
their
tight
green
clothing
and
the
helmets
that
held
the
anti-gravitational
ovoids,
which
neutralized
gravity
for
them
and
enabled
them
to
instantly
fly
where
they
willed.
Their
only
weapons
were
hand
atom-disintegrators.
And
out
from
the
Moon
came
mysterious
aircars,
with
long
clutching
tentacles--the
weapons
of
the
Moon's
minions!
The
war
of
the
worlds
was
begun!
Yet
Dalis,
leader
of
the
Gens
that
now
engaged
the
Moon's
aircars,
was
still
in
the
laboratory
with
Sarka.
For
Dalis'
treacherous
mind
coveted
control
of
the
Earth,
and
though
the
urge
to
lead
his
Gens
into
battle
was
tremendous,
still
he
stayed,
watching
Sarka
closely,
waiting
for
the
moment
when
he
could
trick
Sarka
and
assume
control.
And
at
the
head
of
the
Gens
of
Dalis
was
a
woman,
Jaska,
whom
Sarka
loved.
The
Moon's
aircars
swept
away
the
Gens
of
Dalis,
and
out
from
Earth
poured
the
Gens
of
Cleric,
who
was
Jaska's
father.
The
newcomers
fought
desperately
to
save
Jaska
from
the
deadly
clutches
of
the
aircars.
Dalis
could
stand
it
no
longer.
He
sped
forth
from
the
laboratory,
to
reorganize
his
beaten
Gens.
Jaska
flew
for
home;
but
behind
her
a
single
aircar,
splashed
with
crimson,
reached
forth
its
tentacles
to
clutch
her--and
Sarka
groaned
with
the
agony
of
his
impotence
to
help
the
woman
he
loved.
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