The Derelict

The end of the trail ... he knew it, she knew it, old Hanu knew it and so Jeff Thorne stumbled off into the Martian desert--to die. But death takes strange forms out there....

When he tripped upon a rotted balk of timber and pitched headlong to the sand he did not know. For a moment he lay there, unmoving. Then, with a sigh, he attempted to rise, but...

"You're cured, man! You've proved that. You're alive! The berries and leaves you ate destroyed your craving. We can prove it in any court of law, any space commission. Drink a b...