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En Garde, whole no. 7, September 1943

Page 7

page 7.

BROWSING: Ah! Another Bookzine, and a fine one. It certainly is amazing how fans manage to triumph over adverse circumstances such as wars and rationing and shortages. Good going, Mike.

WALT'S WRAMBLINGS: More books. Problem Corner quite a problem. It could develop into something, although this particular page sounds slightly strained. Surrealistic joke business seems to be straightened out now. We personally think the shaggy dog story is the most effective, though. Interlineations quite unique.

F-A LEAN-TO: No comment.

AGENBITE OF INWIT: An excellent issue, Doc. Why don't you turn out something like this oftener? Trigger Talk At Green Guna is positively epic. Hurry up with part II. We can hardly wait. Our gnails are gnawed down to gnubs.

THE READER AND COLLECTOR: Geometry Made Easy rates special mention. You certainly did a thorough job of squelching in General Delivery. Keep it up. It is muchly appreciated in this quarter.

PEGASUS: Sorry to disappoint you Bob, but Liebscher and I have both seen "Ultimo". We ran across a couple copies in Chicago last November. They wanted $1.00 apiece for them. And we've been kicking ourselves ever since for not getting them. If anybody runs onto a copy please let me know. You've done a lovely job on this mag. Let's see more of them.

THE FAL-T ANNEX: We just couldn't resist the chance for one last lick.

wealwayslikedinterlineationsuntilwestartedhavingtroublefindingnewon

OPEN LETTER

To Norman Stanley,
Via Al Ashley.

During a recent flying visit to Jackson, Al showed me your highly interesting communication in regard to the inertialess drive used in the universe of my "Lensmen" stories.

Part of it is easy. You say "...I've a feeling that there is something impossible, or at least highly improbable, about E. E. Smith's description of the inertialess drive."

Check. I check you to the proverbial nineteen decimals. I went on record in the old AMAZING STORIES, in about 1928, that I had no intention, then or ever, of writing stuff that would come true in my lifetime. The more highly improbable a concept was (or is) the more apt I was (and am) to use it. In fact, the more it grazes impossibility, the better I like it. I draw the line ONLY AT DEMONSTRABLE MATHEMATICAL IMPOSSIBILITIES. Thus, while it may at some future date be proven that the velocity of light is the limiting velocity, it certainly has not been proven to date.
Einstein's Theory is still a THEORY.

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page 7. BROWSING: Ah! Another Bookzine, and a fine one. It certainly is amazing how fans manage to triumph over adverse circumstances such as wars and rationing and shortages. Good going, Mike. WALT'S WRAMBLINGS: More books. Problem Corner quite a problem. It could develop into something, although this particular page sounds slightly strained. Surrealistic joke business seems to be straightened out now. We personally think the shaggy dog story is the most effective, though. Interlineations quite unique. F-A LEAN-TO: No comment. AGENBITE OF INWIT: An excellent issue, Doc. Why don't you turn out something like this oftener? Trigger Talk At Green Guna is positively epic. Hurry up with part II. We can hardly wait. Our gnails are gnawed down to gnubs. THE READER AND COLLECTOR: Geometry Made Easy rates special mention. You certainly did a thorough job of squelching in General Delivery. Keep it up. It is muchly appreciated in this quarter. PEGASUS: Sorry to disappoint you Bob, but Liebscher and I have both seen "Ultimo". We ran across a couple copies in Chicago last November. They wanted $1.00 apiece for them. And we've been kicking ourselves ever since for not getting them. If anybody runs onto a copy please let me know. You've done a lovely job on this mag. Let's see more of them. THE FAL-T ANNEX: We just couldn't resist the chance for one last lick. wealwayslikedinterlineationsuntilwestartedhavingtroublefindingnewon OPEN LETTER To Norman Stanley, Via Al Ashley. During a recent flying visit to Jackson, Al showed me your highly interesting communication in regard to the inertialess drive used in the universe of my "Lensmen" stories. Part of it is easy. You say "...I've a feeling that there is something impossible, or at least highly improbable, about E. E. Smith's description of the inertialess drive." Check. I check you to the proverbial nineteen decimals. I went on record in the old AMAZING STORIES, in about 1928, that I had no intention, then or ever, of writing stuff that would come true in my lifetime. The more highly improbable a concept was (or is) the more apt I was (and am) to use it. In fact, the more it grazes impossibility, the better I like it. I draw the line ONLY AT DEMONSTRABLE MATHEMATICAL IMPOSSIBILITIES. Thus, while it may at some future date be proven that the velocity of light is the limiting velocity, it certainly has not been proven to date. Einstein's Theory is still a THEORY.