"Why, man, they'll _have_ to start investigating! You'll have every politico in the State of Nevada insisting that scientists work on that thing. To say nothing of what the syndicate will do." "All I wanted to do," said Howley, "was force people to take notice of psionics. I guess I've done that." "You certainly have, brother. I wonder what it will come to?" "I wonder, myself, sometimes," Howley said. That was three and a half years ago. Neither Howley nor I are wondering now. According to the front page of today's _Times_, the first spaceship, with a crew of eighty aboard, reached Mars this morning. And, on page two, there's a small article headlined: ROCKET OBSOLETE, SAY SCIENTISTS. It sure is. THE END End of Project Gutenberg's ...Or Your Money Back, by Gordon Randall Garrett