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Originally Posted by mike alexander
Yes, and maybe a rule. Twelve hours or so with no guesses gets an automatic hint.
Hints:
Short story
Ending line
Author was half of a famous writing team, working alone
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We seem to be stuck, so i resorted to desparate measures--I googled for science fiction and Beel, and got a hit on "Gomez", by C. M. Kornbluth. I don't have the story at home, and didn't see a copy online, so i couldn't check any further.