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Subject: Re: Number of the Beast
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Date: Sat, 30-Mar-85 04:07:44 EST
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From: maxson%vaxwrk.DEC@decwrl.ARPA  (VAXworks dtn 223-9408)


	Re: Brenda @Xerox

	I retract my callous figure of speech, but I'm afraid that won't
	make "The Number of the Beast" any better as a story.

	Gaylene asks about Assimov's heart attack. I know he suffered one
	in the late 70's, but survived to speak about it at a lecture in
	'79. You may be hearing about that one, (which was nearly fatal),
	or a more recent event which I haven't heard about. In any event,
	best wishes to Dr. Asimov, and may he forgive me for mispelling
	his name six lines ago.

	Someone asks about John T. Sladek's other stories - I can think of
	one: "Mechasm", an outrageous farce about a California Doll company
	that retools for a Defense contract, and builds a semi-intellegent
	robot which reproduces itself, endlessly - destroying Civilization
	As We Know It. A very funny and entertaining spoof on the American Way.

	Seeing SKZB on the net, I went out and purchased "To Reign in Hell",
	and began reading it this evening.  One question: Just how much did
	you pay Zelazny for the prologue? Only kidding, only kidding...

	"I may be a callous, insensitive boob - but I'm good at it."

					maxson%vaxwrk.DEC@decwrl.ARPA