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TABLE OF CONTENTS: NOVELETTES:. So Near the Darkness [Theodore Sturgeon].. Brokaw's guilt and fear seemed more than human flesh could endure. But Tina could see the ugly bridgework behind the Dark One's fangs.. Back To Normal [Richard Stockham].. The Visemo had become an escape mechanism, quite as deadly as a distilled essense of cobra venom. But one man dared to defy it. SHORT STORIES:. First Sweet Sleep Of Night [Robert F. Young].. The strange, bewildering fragrance from the Flower Islands was as mysterious as life itself. With it came desire - and death... Final Exam [Sam Merwin, Jr.].. They had prepared a sturdy bomb shelter to protect the Great Man from the Flying Saucers. But he HAD to see them with his own eyes... Device For Decadence [Ethel G. Lewis].. It seemed to Izak that he stood alone in a world where even the laughter of children was silenced. But with him walked a multitude!. Infant Prodigy [F. B. Bryning].. Joan knew nothing of Dr. Rhine's famed Duke University experiments in telepathy. She was just herself, in the future's bright beginning... The Magnificent Profession [Theodore L. Thomas (as Leonard Lockhard)].. Krome was Mr. Patent Office in person, and a hard man to needle. But Marchare's underground diving suit had a very sharp point to it... The Elephant Hound [Charles W. Price Jr.].. He was just a big ugly old dog with floppy ears. But to K. Ross Bredd he was lightning on wheels - and, possibly -- the Devil's Advocate!. Replay [Dal Stivens].. A bluff in the animal kingdom can be a big stick, if you know how to use your wisdom teeth.. Wild Flower [John Wyndham]