Planet of the Damned

Transcriber's note: This etext was produced from the 1962 book publication of the story, which was originally published in Analog Science Fact—Science Fiction , Sept.–Nov. 1961. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the copyright on this publication was renewed.

EVIL
Brion entered the temple and stood as if rooted to the ground. There was a horror in this place—it clung to everything. Muffled and hooded men stood silent and unmoving about the room, their attention rigidly focused on a figure in the center. Brion wondered how he knew they were men—only their eyes showed, eyes completely empty of expression yet somehow reminding him of a bird of prey.
Then suddenly the figure in the center moved. It was a weird, crazily menacing action—and in an instant Brion knew he had found the enemy, the source of the evil that infected the PLANET OF THE DAMNED .

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