terry@nrcvax.UUCP (Terry Grevstad) (10/23/85)
Once upon a time, I read a story in an anthology that stuck with me.
It was called "The Best Policy" but I can't remember the author's name
or the anthology in which it was published.
Brief synopsis:
A man gets picked up and questioned by aliens who want to take over
the human-known part of the galaxy. They have a machine which causes
great pain if he doesn't tell the absolute truth. By dint of telling
the "absolute" truth, he convinces the aliens that they couldn't
possibly overcome the humans, and had better bow down and pay tribute
instead before they are totally wiped out themselves (something akin
to stepping on an ant).
End synopsis.
Anyway, I would really love to get a copy of this story since I could
reread it about every 6 months and not get tired of it. If anyone out
there knows the author and/or the anthology it's in, please let me
know. Thanks in advance.
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Terry Grevstad
Network Research Corporation
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