strange science stories volume i

7/27/2019 Strange Science Stories Volume I

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man loo a# me now+

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win$ #ha# #he governmen# of >amai"a ha$ a lo# of infras#ru"#ure

wor #ha# nee$e$ #o be $one so 5 flew $own #o >amai"a #o "he"

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6r )lae governmen# /ro8e"#s are being "u# ba"+

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5 #hough# #o m%self 5 "an /robabl% fin$ wor in #he /riva#e se"#or+

6% hun"h /rove$ righ#4 i#hin a wee af#er m% arrival 5 was

a//roa"he$ b% a weal#h% gen#leman name$ 9' 'a% Per$ue+

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e invi#e$ me for lun"h a# a /o/ular res#auran# on #he s#ri/ 5

arrive$ abou# 12,=0+

!n$ #his is m% nie"e Fran"ine+ e live in a house in #he

moun#ains #he roa$s are ba$ an$ are wa#er su//l% is ina$eAua#e+

e wan# %ou #o im/rove #hose "on$i#ions 9r Per$ue e/laine$ #o

me+

5 #ol$ him i# soun$e$ in#eres#ing+

5# is in#eres#ing 6r )lae4


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Goo$ %ou mus# mae a surve% as soon as /ossible so 5 "an have

worers buil$ #he $am before #he rain% season "omes+ 9r Per$ue#ol$ me+ For now we have been $e/en$ing on man/ower #o /um/

wa#er from #he an"ien# wells aroun$ here+

The% su"h goo$ an$ willing worers 5 am going #o ha#e #o see

#hem go Fran"ine "hime$ in+

illing orers4 5f onl% 5 ha$ reali?e$ #he full meaning of #he #erm

righ# #hen4 The% were willing bu# 5 ha$ no "lue of wha# she reall%

mean#+

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servan#s who /rove$ #o be Aui#e sillfull+

ow is #he wor "oming Ton%+

Ber% ni"el% Fran"ine we3ll be s#ar#ing #he $am in 8us# a few $a%s4

)u# were will %our un"le fin$ #he worersC

5n #he village 8us# wa%s $own le#3s #ae #his /a#h an$ 5 "an show

%ou+

h% #his village is $eser#e$ #he onl% #hing lef# is #he "eme#ar%+

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You are righ#4 5 mean i# onl% loos $eser#e$ #he na#ives are #aing

#heir sies#a+The% slee/ in #he hea# of #he $a%+

The Aui"es# wa% #o #he "as#le is /as# #he wa#er wheel Fran"ine4

5 now bu# #his wa% is safer af#er all i# is ge##ing $ar+

Tha# nigh# 5 e/# #hining how s#arnge i# was for her #o sa% #he

villagers were slee/ing #hrough #he hea#;when #he "ool of #he

evening ha$ alrea$% arrive$+ 5 #hough# i# o$$ #oo+her #aing #he

u//er /a#h4 5# seeme$ lie she was avoi$ing some#hing+

! few $a%s la#er+

ell $o"#or Per$ue #he surve% is "om/le#e$ an$ #he wor "an

s#ar# a# on"e 5 #ol$ #hem as we se# in his large $ining room ea#ing

lun"h an$ $rining "ham/agne+

)ravo a #oas# #o %ou monsieur )lae4

6e Fran"ine an$ 9' Per$ue raise$ our glasses in a #oas# #o wha#

5 #hough# was going #o be a long an$ /rofi#able rela#ionshi/+

The worers will begin a# $awn+ You "an re#urn #o Por#@!u@Prin"e

6r )lae+ hen #he $am is finishe$; %ou "an "ome ba" an$

a//rove i#+

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5 shall miss %ou;Ton%+ Fran"ine #ol$ me as she smile$+

Some#imes #he mos# #rifling in"i$en#s "an sha/e our fu#ure in

wa%s we "oul$ never imagine+ The ne# morning as 5 go# in#o #he

8ee/ #o hea$ ba" in#o #own 5 remembere$ 5 lef# m% /hone u/ b%

#he $am si#e+

ol$ u/ one minu#e 5 #ol$ #he $river 53ll be righ# ba"+

ha# 5 saw sen# "hills $own m% s/ine 5 saw men woring on #he

$am bu# #he% all looe$ /ale wi#h #he "olor $raine$ from #here

fa"es #he% all ha$ no e/ression+5f 5 $i$n3# see #hem waling

aroun$ $igging wi#h shovels an$ moving $ir# 5 woul$ have #hough#

#he% were $ea$+

5 wale$ u/ #o #hem an$ #rie$ #o #al #o one of #he men;bu# he 8us#

"on#inue$ #o wor as if 5 wasn3# even #here+

Finall% 5 grabbe$ one of #he men b% #he arm+

9on# 8u$ge me #o harshl% 6r )lae+

5 hear$ 9r Per$ue3s voi"e from behin$ me+ ha# is wrong wi#h

#hese men 5 ase$ 9r Per$ue+

*ome #o #he "as#le an$ le# me e/lain+

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5n his offi"e insi$e #he "as#le 5 s#oo$ as he sa# in his $es wi#h

Fran"ine on m% si$e+

ave a glass of wine Ton%+

!f#er wha# 5 8us# seen 5 nee$ i#+

5#3s reall% ver% sim/le )lae4 9r Per$ue #rie$ #o e/lain+

Those men %ou saw woring are no# si" #he% are onl% $rugge$+

9r Per$ue sai$+

Tha# maes i# all #he worse4

ave a li##le more wine Ton%+

!ll #he worse %ou sa%4 You mean all #he be##er4 The wine %ou have

been $rining "on#ains #he swif# a"#ing Zombie 9rug;grab him wehave a new vi"#im+

!s Per$ue s/oe m% bo$% a# firs# be"ame rigi$ an$ #hen 5 fel#

numb 5 $ro//e$ #he wine glass from m% han$+

The Zombie 9rug as 9r Per$ue "alle$ i# was #he venom #aen

from a rare s/i$er #ha# re/li"a#es all #he signs of being $ea$ no



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hear# bea# no /ulse bu# %our s#ill alive+

hen 5 awoe 5 was in a "ase#+ 5 "oul$ hear /eo/le #aling over

me+

Poor Ton%;#he fever "ame u/on him su$$enl% an$ /oof he was

$ea$4+

The% were having m% funeral+ ! few hours la#er as 5 la% #here

unable #o move no# even a e%eli$ as 5 ha$ #o lie #hrough m% own

funeral+ The 'eal orror an$ Terror "ame when 5 hear$ #he ear#h

s#riing #he "offin+The% ere )ur%ing 6e4

5 finall% wen# #o slee/ a# some /oin#+ hen 5 hear$ a "ommo#ion

above #he "ase# #he% $ug me u/+ hen #he "ase# o/ene$+

You are a ?ombie now )lae $o %ou hear meC


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9a% af#er $a%; nigh# af#er nigh#;5 #oile$ a# #he wa#er wheel;never

#iring be"ause #he $rugs e/# me numb an$ woring m% brain #ofrie$ #o feel fa#igue+

)u# all #he while 5 wa#"he$ #he $am being buil# b% 9r Per$ue3s

?ombie worers+

ell now /easan# )lae #omorrow m% un"le an$ 5 go #o Por#@!u@

Prin"e+here %ou woul$ have been now if %ou woul$ have shown

an% sense; Fran"ine s#a#e$ as she wa#"he$ Ton% wor an$ swea#

un$er #he swel#ering hea#+

La#er #ha# $a% 9r Per$ue an$ his nie"e were /a"e$ an$ rea$% #o

leave for Por#@!u@Prin"e+

e are leaving now if )lae gives %ou an% #rouble /u# him ba"

in#o #he grave he ins#ru"#e$ his servan#s+

No /roblem 9o" %ou #wo be##er be on %our wa% before #he rain

s#orm "omes+

The ver% ne# $a% af#er 9r Per$ue ha$ lef# 5 go# enough "on#rol of

m% min$ #o #r% an$ run for i#+

S#o/ #ha# fool4 Pu# him ba" in #he grave as 9r Per$ue or$ere$4

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The% "augh# me an$ /u# me ba" in#o #ha# horrifi" grave as 5 la%

#here wi$e awoe 5 fel# for sure #his was i# 5 am going #o $ie hereburie$ alive+

Then wha# mus# have been la#er #he ne# morning 5 hear$ a lou$

noise an$ i# was "oming "loser an$ "loser+ The area #ha# 5 was

burie$ in was a# #he bo##om of #he hill #he area Aui"l% be"ame

floo$e$+ The s#rong wall of wa#er u/roo#e$ #he "ase# an$ #he

wa#er "arie$ i# a few miles awa% from 9r Per$ue3s "as#le+

5 even#uall% en$e$ u/ righ# un$er a rail roa$ bri$ge #he "offin was

no# lo"e$ so 5 saw m% "han"e 8um/e$ an$ swam for higher

groun$+ !f#er rs#ing for a hour or so #he $rugs #he% were fee$ing

me ever% $a% began #o wear off; 5 fel# m%self #hining more "learl%+

!f#er s/en$ing #he nigh# in aban$one$ buil$ing 5 woe #he ne#

$a% wi#h a one #ra" min$ 'evenge4

5 finall% arrive$ a# Por#@!u@Prin"e 5 wen# all #hroughou# #he

$own#own area sear"hing+ 5 foun$ 9r Per$ue an$ Fran"ine a# #he

same res#aruan# #ha# we me# a# when 5 firs# me# #hem+

9r Per$ue saw me i#3s )lae le#3s ge# ou# of here Fran"ine+

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9r Per$ue go# u/ from #he #able #he% were ea#ing a#; )a" )lae

Ge# )a"4 9r Per$ue raise$ his waling "ane an$ )lae grabbe$#he o#her en$+

Per$ue /ulle$ ba" an$ ou# "ame a swor$ from #he "ane3s woo$

"over+

5#3s a swor$ "ane )lae wasn3# e/e"#ing #ha# were %ou as he

began swinging #he ra?or shar/ swor$ a# me+

5 #oo #he woo$ "over en$ of #he "ane #ha# 5 hel$ on #o an$

*'!*&4 *augh# Per$ue righ# on #he si$e of his #em/le; he fell #o

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su//or# #he /risoner3s s#or%+

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a%ay.

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Ittookae%seco$dsor"etopayatte$tio$to%hat+o!ert%assayi$g

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thoughhehadacrusho$thisseacreatureheappearedto!e

hyp$oti6ed.

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devouredthesteak.

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dogs

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%illlear$.

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isshegoi$gtothi$ka!outyougetti$gyourreako$%ithyourpetish.

ou$eedtose$dher!ack%eresheca"ero".

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gottago

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"y!oatIca"eo$#it%aso$theothersideotheisla$doppositeo

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toget!acktotakeadipi$heroly"picsi6epool.

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over"eIthi$kIa"i$love%irth,eyo$ce.

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%o"a$it:saita$dyou$eedtothro%it!acki$tothesea.

Ido$tthi$kIca$doit-oh$.

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er"aid.

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the"er"aid%aseati$g/athy:ssto"achatthesideothepool#!lood

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tolate#+o!ertlayo$theco$cretesuracesurou$di$gthepool%iththe

er"aidattachedtoits$eck!iti$ga$dche%i$gthroughallthevie$sa$darteriesthere.

Iraisedtheshotgu$a$d!le%theer"aidsheado.

othisdayIreusetogoishi$g.

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