Citadel Page 5
by Algis Budrys
day before? That we must fight against every ideal, everyprinciple which our fathers taught us, because they no longer apply toour new logic?
"_You_ hate us!" He thrust his fat hand, its nails bitten down to thequick and beyond, in front of the cringing alien's eyes.
"You poor, weak, single-minded, ineffectual thing! We hate ourselves!"
THE END
Transcriber's Note:
This etext was produced from _Astounding Science Fiction_ February 1955. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed. Minor spelling and typographical errors have been corrected without note.