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_Just about a year ago, two enthusiastic young men came to see me,
and during the course of the visit announced that they were starting
a campaign to make their living in science fiction--and also to
become "names" in the best science fiction magazines. They planned
to collaborate on some material, and write on their own as well,
intending to make the grade both ways._
_One of the pair was a well-known science fiction fan, who had
appeared once or twice in the "pro mags," as fans designate journals
like this one. The other was Randall Garrett, who had previously
sold a respectable number of stories to various magazines in the
science fiction and fantasy field._
_I shall not try to insult your intelligence by stating that I told
them I knew they could do it; on the contrary, I larded doubt with
sympathy. However, this story, and Robert A. Madle's "Inside Science
Fiction" will show how wrong I was!_
SUITE MENTALE
by Randall Garrett
_Illustrated by EMSH_