The Repairman
by Harry Harrison
2020-04-22 16:41:16
This science fiction short story was written by Harry Harrison.An excerpt:...Being an interstellar trouble shooter wouldn’t be so bad … if I could shoot the trouble!The Old Man had that look of intense glee on his face that meant someon...
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This science fiction short story was written by Harry Harrison.An excerpt:...Being an interstellar trouble shooter wouldn’t be so bad … if I could shoot the trouble!The Old Man had that look of intense glee on his face that meant someone was in for a very rough time. Since we were alone, it took no great feat of intelligence to figure it would be me. I talked first, bold attack being the best defense and so forth.“I quit. Don’t bother telling me what dirty job you have cooked up, because I have already quit and you do not want to reveal company secrets to me.”The grin was even wider now and he actually chortled as he thumbed a button on his console. A thick legal document slid out of the delivery slot onto his desk.“This is your contract,” he said. “It tells how and when you will work. A steel-and-vanadium-bound contract that you couldn’t crack with a molecular disruptor.”I leaned out quickly, grabbed it and threw it into the air with a single motion. Before it could fall, I had my Solar out and, with a wide-angle shot, burned the contract to ashes...
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