Science Fiction

The Altar at Midnight

Kornbluth, C. M. (Cyril M.), 1923-1958; Ashman, William [Illustrator]· 1 chapters· 2,667 words

He had quite a rum-blossom on him for a kid, I thought at first. But when he moved closer to the light by the cash register to ask the bartender for a match or something, I saw it wasn't that. Not just the nose. Broken veins on his cheeks, too, and the funny eyes. He must have...

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He had quite a rum-blossom on him for a kid, I thought at first. But when he moved closer to the light by the cash register to ask the bartender for a match or something, I saw...