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Stanly Weill

A scientist bound for New Texas with a bodyguard posing as a secretary, he studies a dangerous new energy while trouble gathers around him.

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Also known as Stanly, Weill

First appearance: the edge of the knife

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Weill boards a space-liner expecting a stenographer and finds Hoddy Ringo instead: a tubby, cheerful-looking man with a concealed automatic and a talent for trouble. Weill's own unease about what else Ringo might be is…

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DWDoctor WhitburnMFMajor Fred Ben…ECEdward ChalmersMPMax PottgeiterDHDoctor HausermanSWStanly Weill

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  • Professional
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  • Frontier Medical Cases
  • Time Travel Agents

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SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
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  • Escalation
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  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See Stanly Weill in the edge of the knife
See Stanly Weill in the edge of the knife