Special Agent to Venus
To Paul Wayne, being wrecked meant only that his comrades faced extermination.
Original publication: October, 1940 issue of Fantastic Adventures. Extensive research has not revealed the necessary renewal of copyright, so this is believed to be in the public domain.
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