Adventure stories; Amputees -- Fiction; Life on other planets -- Fiction; Science fiction; Short stories; Space colonies -- Fiction
"I want the Interstellar Police," Thornwald said.
"IP," said a metallic voice a few moments later.
"This is Mac Thornwald, retired captain. You know me?"
"Sure, Mac! What's up?"
"Listen carefully," Thornwald said. "Get a patrol-ship right down here
now--Bleekman's Planet. There's trouble here. It's under control now,
but the planet will need a complete mopup."
"That's the place you were supposed to live, isn't it? The quiet little
secluded planet out in a corner of the galaxy?"
Thornwald smiled grimly. "It'll be that way soon," he said. "Just as
soon as you clean up a bunch of cheap crooks who can't beat a one-armed
man."
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