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Police Operation

H. Beam Piper · 1948

A 1948 science fiction short story by H. Beam Piper, originally published in Astounding Science Fiction. It follows a game protector and state troopers investigating a series of mysterious nighttime livestock killings in the countryside, aided by an enigmatic stranger with an unusual rifle.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

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