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Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930
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Various
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One
of
the
guards
had
advanced
to
a
jewelled
door
and
was
pressing
a
button.
In
response,
the
door
opened.
A
golden-robed,
regal
creature
stood
there.
Though
dwarfed
to
four
feet,
like
his
fellow,
he
was
obviously
their
mental
superior
to
a
prodigious
degree.
Not
only
was
his
symmetrical
bald
head
of
large
brain
content,
but
the
finely-cut
features
of
his
parchment
face
bore
the
unmistakable
stamp
of
a
powerful
intellect.
"Ao-chaa!"
commanded
this
evident
monarch
of
the
disc,
addressing
the
guards.
They
bowed
and
departed,
abruptly.
"My
dear
Kendrick!"
the
regal
personage
now
said,
in
thin,
precise
English.
"It
is
indeed
a
pleasure
to
welcome
you
to
my
humble
quarters.
Pray
enter
and
make
yourself
comfortable."
Whereupon
he
ushered
him
into
a
dazzling
apartment
that
was
one
vast
mosaic
of
precious
gems,
indicated
a
richly
carved
chair,
into
which
the
young
scientist
dropped
wonderingly.
"Now
then,
Professor,"
continued
the
mighty
little
dwarf,
when
he
was
seated
in
a
chair
even
more
sumptuous,
"suppose
we
have
a
friendly
little
discussion.
I
have
been
much
interested
in
your
experiments
on
heat
radiation.
What
you
demonstrated
this
morning,
in
particular,
was
most
absorbing.
You
have
hit
upon
a
rather
profound
scientific
principle,
yes?"
"Possibly,"
Kendrick
admitted,
quite
conscious
that
he
was
being
patronized.
"Oh,
don't
be
modest,
my
dear
fellow!"
smiled
the
dwarf.
"I
am
the
last
one
to
belittle
your
achievement.
Indeed,
it
is
because
of
it
that
I
have
invited
you
here
to-day.
Permit
me
to
introduce
myself,
and
to
make
clear
one
or
two
possibly
perplexing
matters.
Then
I
am
sure
we
shall
have
a
most
agreeable
chat."
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