A long needle slid into rough flesh and the beautiful people gathered around the table. They turned on the big machine. THE END * * * * * Transcriber's Notes: This etext was produced from If Worlds of Science Fiction September 1952. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed. Page 11: quote mark removed: original text: Dr. Hortel said. "And Mr. Willmes, corrected test: Dr. Hortel said. And Mr. Willmes, End of Project Gutenberg's The Beautiful People, by Charles Beaumont