indeed so, Maggie.... as he aged, he became more and more right-wing, ending up as the literary equivalent of John Wayne.
The device I mentioned was a hand-held laser, from one of his short-stories. It may have been called 'the equliser' or 'the leveller'.
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I *like* wearing cardigans...... my current favourite is an orange cable-knit with real leatherette buttons.
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