| Little Follies
The Static of the Spheres Chapter 8: “Hours of Baffling Precision Work” |
by Eric
Kraft, as Peter
Leroy
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WENT THROUGH back issues of Impractical Craftsman that evening,
that first evening of the New Year. We found plans for many radios
that might be suitable, but then Guppa came upon the one that was just
right. The article began: “Here’s a project that offers hour after
interminable hour of baffling precision work, one that’s sure to bring
you an almost enervating sense of satisfaction when you’ve finally finished,
one that is guaranteed to make your loved ones admire your stick-to-itiveness,
your determination to see a difficult job through, your conviction that
there is a right way of doing things, your unwillingness to cut corners.”
“This sounds like the one for us,” Guppa said.
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Little Follies is a work of fiction. The characters, incidents, dialogues, settings, and businesses portrayed in it are products of the author’s imagination and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the author. “My Mother Takes a Tumble,” “Do Clams Bite?,” “Life on the Bolotomy,” “The Static of the Spheres,” “The Fox and the Clam,” “The Girl with the White Fur Muff,” “Take the Long Way Home,” and “Call Me Larry” were originally published in paperback by Apple-Wood Books. Little Follies was first published in hardcover by Crown Publishers, Inc., 201 East 50th Street, New York, New York 10022. Member of the Crown Publishing Group. YOU CAN ORDER THE
For information about publication rights outside the U. S. A., audio rights, serial rights, screen rights, and so on, e-mail the author’s imaginary agent, Alec “Nick” Rafter. The illustration at the top of the page is an adaptation of an illustration by Stewart Rouse that first appeared on the cover of the August 1931 issue of Modern Mechanics and Inventions. The boy at the controls of the aerocycle doesn’t particularly resemble Peter Leroy—except, perhaps, for the smile. |
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