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CHAPTER 9F THE PICK UP The snakes licked him sticky. They went back up the faucet one slithering after the other. Szgabu lay in shock. Br. Retread unlocked the door. He assisted in redressing Szgabu. Retread shouldered him and carried him back to his Cadillac. 'Look man,' said Retread, 'I'll see you... Sign in to see full entry.

CHAPTER 9E THE PICK UP The Hippopotaman's voiced boomed from a speaker in the shower fixture: 'This is going to be a series of medical initiations into the scientific mysteries of the Crystal Ball. Now remove your clothing, get in the tub and relax. Make sure the water is warm and soothing.' Szgabu... Sign in to see full entry.

CHAPTER 9D THE PICK UP A man with the head and shoulders of an hippopotamus clad in Egyptian headdress shuffled in front of the curtains while singing in a trembling bass: 'Hoo hoo hoo hoo dee dee hoo hoo, doo deedy doody deedy, he doo doo.' As the hippo-man approached Szgabu felt funny and he... Sign in to see full entry.

CHAPTER 9C THE PICK UP He drove into the thick pile carpeting of a wonderland between two rows of diaphonous hangings painted in deep jewel-like colours. The carpeting was so fluffy the shag stopped his Cadillac in a mire. A porch with ivory columns was in front of him. From a doorway concealed... Sign in to see full entry.

CHAPTER 9B THE PICK UP On consulting the amulet he knew the adventure would be safe. A pulsing signal came over his car radio which was shut off. It signalled him through the vapour lit darkness south on King Drive. He cruised through Washingston Park over to Stony Island and up the ramp onto the... Sign in to see full entry.

CHAPTER 9A THE PICK UP Szgabu woke into a dream where he beheld a luxury ocean liner, stacks puffing steam, sailing in the sky floating among the clouds. He was a mysterious castaway from a lost millionaire's yacht. Taking pity the partying company drew him aboard. Seeing his starving position they... Sign in to see full entry.

CHAPTER 8D ELECTRA THE WITCH In her sleep she floated a little further until she came to the candlelit chamber wherein the subject of her magic mirror lay. Electra approached the corpse's display on her knees. Thrusting her arms she raised the coffin's lid. She raised her left hand ritually and a... Sign in to see full entry.

CHAPTER 8C ELECTRA THE WITCH 'Damn man! Exclaimed Szgabu. Everything about her was normal as she walked under the hovering mirror. When she peered into it a vision of a dead man in a coffin appeared. Someone walked into the mirror's perimetre and shut the coffin's lid. The mirror vanished. 'I... Sign in to see full entry.

CHAPTER 8B ELECTRA THE WITCH 'I'm really, sincerely, terribly sorry, Dul.' She said. 'You just got this hog; I can tell: You got that standard FM radio but you don't have a tape and you aint got no phome or a CB yet. So okay baby, I'll get a thing together for you on credit. You can pay me five... Sign in to see full entry.

CHAPTER 8A ELECTRA THE WITCH 'What you want, baby?' She cooed as Szgabu strode into the rear of her chapel on 47th Street. 'I don't want my palm read, I don't want no chart, I don't want no charm; what I need is a powerful spell. I'm in much trouble and I got to get out of it.' 'Be cool baby.' She... Sign in to see full entry.