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Unique Tales, v. 1, issue 1, June 1937

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             UNIQUE TALES            13

          THE DIARY OF ISFAL 
                 WOERTON
      By Russell A. Leadabrand
                 PROLOGUE
   As the reader knows the first flight through space was made in 2001 when the Woerton Brothers rocketed to the Moon and returned with a weird and horrible tale of a strange and malignant life on the atmosphereless and seemingly uninhabited satellite of our Earth. 
   Now, for the first time, the complete story of their trip is to be related in hopes of thwarting the efforts of a party of men who plan to duplicate the Woerton's ill-fated journey.
   We, the council members of the Astronautical Board of Research, feel that this manuscript, written by Isfal Woerton in diary form, tells, uncensored, exactly what happened on the trip to the moon, and the deadly menance which exists theron. 
JUNE 18, 2001
   Plans completed for trip to moon. Otto (Isfal's brother) has just told me that the projectile, which has been so appropriately named Primalunae, will be completed in approximately three days.
   The ship gets its primary push by means of a powerful explosive. After the first firing the "tungs-aluminum" shell rockets for a distance close to five hundred miles before the secondary charge is released. This latter release of power takes place in outer space and gives the impetus that will enable us to reach our goal. 
   What a thrill it will be to set foot on a world more than 200,000 miles from earth!
JUNE 21, 2001
   The Primalunae is completed! Otto and I have finished loading her with food, water, fuel, oxygen and other articles we feel we

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UNIQUE TALES 13 THE DIARY OF ISFAL WOERTON By Russell A. Leadabrand PROLOGUE As the reader knows the first flight through space was made in 2001 when the Woerton Brothers rocketed to the Moon and returned with a weird and horrible tale of a strange and malignant life on the atmosphereless and seemingly uninhabited satellite of our Earth. Now, for the first time, the complete story of their trip is to be related in hopes of thwarting the efforts of a party of men who plan to duplicate the Woerton's ill-fated journey. We, the council members of the Astronautical Board of Research, feel that this manuscript, written by Isfal Woerton in diary form, tells, uncensored, exactly what happened on the trip to the moon, and the deadly menance which exists theron. JUNE 18, 2001 Plans completed for trip to moon. Otto (Isfal's brother) has just told me that the projectile, which has been so appropriately named Primalunae, will be completed in approximately three days. The ship gets its primary push by means of a powerful explosive. After the first firing the "tungs-aluminum" shell rockets for a distance close to five hundred miles before the secondary charge is released. This latter release of power takes place in outer space and gives the impetus that will enable us to reach our goal. What a thrill it will be to set foot on a world more than 200,000 miles from earth! JUNE 21, 2001 The Primalunae is completed! Otto and I have finished loading her with food, water, fuel, oxygen and other articles we feel we