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Gallegher, the Mad Scientist who plays by ear is loose!

Worse—from Gallegher's viewpoint—a "small

brown animal" he couldn't see kept him in a horrid

state of sobriety by drinking all his liquor!

Ex Machina

By Lewis Padgett

Illustrated by Cartler

I got the idea out of a bottle labeled 'DRINK ME,'" Gallegher said wanly. "I'm no technician, except when I'm drunk. I don't know the difference between an electron and an electrode, except that one's invisible. At least I do know, sometimes, but they get mixed up. My trouble is semantics."

"Your trouble is you're a lush," said the transparent

robot, crossing its legs with a faint crash. Gallegher winced.

"Not at all. I get along fine when I'm drinking. It's only

during my periods of sobriety that I get confused. I have a

technological hangover. The aqueous humor in my eyeballs
Gallegher, the Mad Scientist who plays by ear is loose!

Worse—from Gallegher's viewpoint—a "small

brown animal" he couldn't see kept him in a horrid

state of sobriety by drinking all his liquor!

Ex Machina

By Lewis Padgett

Illustrated by Cartler

I got the idea out of a bottle labeled 'DRINK ME,'" Gallegher said wanly. "I'm no technician, except when I'm drunk. I don't know the difference between an electron and an electrode, except that one's invisible. At least I do know, sometimes, but they get mixed up. My trouble is semantics."

"Your trouble is you're a lush," said the transparent

robot, crossing its legs with a faint crash. Gallegher winced.

"Not at all. I get along fine when I'm drinking. It's only

during my periods of sobriety that I get confused. I have a

technological hangover. The aqueous humor in my eyeballs