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Not one to be hobbled by consistency, Heinlein also uses it in a different sense in Space Cadet (1948):
And yes, EE 'Doc Smith used this phrase - but not until First Lensman, published in 1950! Comment/Join this discussion ( 0 ) | RSS/XML | Blog This | Additional
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