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Re: Font Joke In SF Mag

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On 15/06/2025 03:10, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> I was reading the December 1958 issue of “Galaxy” magazine, and came
> across this story entitled “The Number Of The Beast”, by Fritz Leiber.
> It’s a very formulaic puzzle story, about solving a murder mystery
> based on some clues. The fun thing is that all the suspects are alien
> telepaths, and are guaranteed to be absolutely honest in admitting
> guilt -- if correctly challenged. But accuse an innocent one of a
> baseless charge, and the price the accuser pays will be heavy. Therein
> occurs this passage:
> 
>      “Sketch me your suspects then, quickly.” The Old Lieutenant closed
>      his eyes.
> 
>      “There’s Tlik-Tcha the Martian,” the Young Captain began, ticking
>      them off on his fingers. “A nasty black beetle, that one. Held his
>      breath for twenty minutes and then belched it in my face. Kept
>      printing ‘No Comment’ white-on-black on his chest to whatever I
>      asked him. In Garamond type!”
> 
>      “Cheer up, Jim. It might have been Rustic Capitals. Next.”
> 
> You can read it yourself here (page 90 onwards):
> <https://archive.org/details/galaxymagazine-1958-12/mode/2up>.

Wonderful, many thanks!

Peter

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