LESTER DEL REY
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Copyright © 1954, 1963 by Galaxy Publishing Corp. A shorter and earlier version of this story appeared as "No More Stars" under the pseudonym of Charles Satterfield in Beyond Fantasy Fiction for July, 1954. First Ace printing: January, 1973 Printed in U.S.A.
Transcriber's note. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the copyright on this publication was renewed.
Dave stared around the office. He went to the window and stared upwards at the crazy patchwork of the sky. For all he knew, in such a sky there might be cracks. In fact, as he looked, he could make out a rift, and beyond that a ... hole ... a small patch where there was no color, and yet the sky there was not black. There were no stars there, though points of light were clustered around the edges, apparently retreating.