The AccidentThe death of a scientist during an experiment at Los Alamos sets off a search to determine the cause of the accident. Based on an actual case. |
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... knew what she knew , and no one felt as she felt , and everywhere were enemies - most particularly the men in the open space , standing like pigs , presuming to be friends , but in reality ( she knew the type ) waiting to be fed with ...
... knew what she knew , and no one felt as she felt , and everywhere were enemies - most particularly the men in the open space , standing like pigs , presuming to be friends , but in reality ( she knew the type ) waiting to be fed with ...
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... knew , had been meeting in the doctors ' conference room ; some at least , she suspected , were now leaving ; Dr Pederson , she knew , would stay , and possibly only he . Of the workings of radiation sickness Betsy did not know much ...
... knew , had been meeting in the doctors ' conference room ; some at least , she suspected , were now leaving ; Dr Pederson , she knew , would stay , and possibly only he . Of the workings of radiation sickness Betsy did not know much ...
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... knew that none of the doctors brought in to attend Louis Saxl knew more of any practical utility for the present need than he knew himself ; in this thought — although it was not a thought , it was only something that he would have ...
... knew that none of the doctors brought in to attend Louis Saxl knew more of any practical utility for the present need than he knew himself ; in this thought — although it was not a thought , it was only something that he would have ...
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a glow in the canyon | 3 |
of the mind and heart | 28 |
the illimitable ocean | 87 |
Copyright | |
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