The SHADES of TOFFEE
By Charles F. Myers
Marc Pillsworth thought that certain
laws were futile and should be repealed—such
as gravity—which he annihilated!
[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from
Fantastic Adventures June 1950.
Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that
the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.]
Standing in the center of the basement laboratory, Marc Pillsworth held the vial up to the light and carefully poured out a small portion of the liquid so that the measure would be exact to the final degree.
Certainly, if he had known that the thing he measured was destruction, intrigue and madness, he would have hurled the container and its greenish contents to the floor. But he did not know, or even dream....
Assured that the amount was correct beyond question, he turned with the vial, poised it over the small vat on the work table, and poured.
Chaos!