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Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930
·
Various
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"Tens
of
thousands
of
green
men
they
have
prisoned
here
like
us,
for
the
sole
purpose
of
supplying
them
with
blood.
For
the
Ralas
live
on
this
blood
alone,
changing
it
chemically
to
fit
their
own
bodies
and
then
taking
it
into
their
bodies.
It
eliminates
all
necessity
for
food
here
for
them.
Every
few
days
they
drain
blood
from
us,
and
since
we
are
well
fed
and
cared
for
to
keep
us
good
blood-producers,
we
will
be
here
for
a
long
time
before
we
die."
"But
haven't
you
made
any
attempt
to
get
out
of
here--to
escape?"
Norman
asked.
Sarja
smiled.
"Who
could
escape
the
city
of
the
Ralas?
In
all
recorded
history
it
has
never
been
done,
for
even
if
by
some
miracle
you
got
a
flying-boat,
the
opening
of
the
water-tunnel
that
leads
outward
is
guarded
always."
"Guards
or
no
guards,
we're
going
to
try
it
and
not
sit
here
to
furnish
blood
for
the
Ralas,"
Norman
declared.
"Are
you
willing
to
help,
to
try
to
get
to
Fellows
and
your
city?"
The
green
man
considered.
"It
is
hopeless,"
he
said,
"but
as
well
to
die
beneath
the
force-shells
of
the
Ralas
as
live
out
a
lifetime
here.
Yes,
I
will
help,
though
I
cannot
see
how
you
expect
to
escape
even
from
this
room."
"I
think
we
can
manage
that,"
Norman
told
him.
"But
first--not
a
word
to
these
others.
We
can't
hope
to
escape
with
them
all,
and
there
is
no
knowing
what
one
might
not
betray
us
to
the
frog-men."
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