Stamped Caution

by Raymond Z. Gallun

Transcriber's Note:

This etext was produced from Galaxy Science Fiction August 1953. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.

stamped CAUTION

By RAYMOND Z. GALLUN

Illustrated by KOSSIN

It's a funny thing, but most monsters seem to be of the opinion that it's men who are the monsters. You know, they have a point.

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en minutes after the crackup, somebody phoned for the Army. That meant us. The black smoke of the fire, and the oily residues, which were later analyzed, proved the presence of a probable petroleum derivative. The oil was heavily tainted with radioactivity. Most likely it was fuel from the odd, conchlike reaction-motors, the exact principles of which died, as far as we were concerned, with the crash.