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Related to material in Scanners Live in Vain
by Cordwainer Smith

"This story deals with science-fiction’s oldest subject — space travel. Yet the author’s treatment of the subject is so completely different that it makes “SCANNERS” one of the most outstanding stories to appear in any magazine!"

('Scanners Live in Vain' by Cordwainer Smith)

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Polish Turns Your Nail Into A Stylus
   'He wrote on it, using the pointed fingernail of his right forefinger...' - Cordwainer Smith, 1950.

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