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SamuelR.DelanyandHarlanEllisonTHE POWEROFTHE NAIL
INTRODUCTION
Thereisverylittletosayaboutthisstoryo rmyrelationshipw
ithChipDelany,savethatbetween uswehavedec idedtowinalltheHug
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tth eO aklandWor ldSF Convent ion Chipd idthepolishand finaltouches.
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magazineTedWhiteedited,thoughh ewasn teditoratthetimethestorywaswritten.Allof
whichgoes toproveabsolutelyn othinge xcept theworldofs fwriting istood
amnedsmall.
To beabsolutelyupfrontabouti t,neitherChipn orI feelth isstoryissuccessful.
Sometimesit happensthat way; Oh, ittellsitself literately,andith assomeclever
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fails.At least,perhaps, it ll bea learningexperienceforallof
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Coffins,onSaquetta,areround.Thenatives,onSaquetta ,are round.Whentheyd
ieviolently,the soundthe ymakerisesupintotheultrasonicand anEarther s
livertightensinsidehim.ButonSaquettathereis very littleviolent
death.Itisapeacefulworld;thereareveryfewSaquettesandun lesstheya reviolently
killed,theyarereincarnatedalmost immediately.
ThatwasthewayithadalwaysbeenonSaquetta, tillthe Earther ,Zagaramendo,c
ame.Alwaysgentle, in azurebreezeswithfullbellies. They neverhurtone another,
they knewnothingaboutk illing.Tod iewastopaleandshiverandceasemov ing,w
ithoutpain,untilthedormantsk inshelle mergedfromthesk
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That was the wayi th adalw aysbeen, withman
yrotationsofSaquettapassingwithouttheterrible
soundoftheviolentdeathscreamrisingu ptill itc ouldnolongerbeheard.
Andthen cameRobertZagaramendo, with Margret.
 Ihateithere.
 Shutu p.
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leasant,butitdisgustedher. Thisis whatyouc allproviding forme?
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utthebuildingcodesonthesquid sbelly; itwas somethingtod o that wasnotf
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