Copyright (c) 1972 by Ray Bradbury
An evil smile came and hung in the doorway before
them.
Behind the smile, the tall man hid in shadow.
They could see his eyes now, small pinpoints of green fire in little charred
pits of sockets, looking out at them.
"Well," said Tom. "Er--trick or treat?"
"Trick?" said the smile in the dark. "Treat?"
"Yes, sir."
The wind played a flute in a chimney somewhere;
an old song about time and dark and far places. The tall man shut up his
smile like a bright pocketknife.
"No treats," he said. "Only--trick!"
The door slammed !
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This book is no longer in print but is worth the effort to locate
check out other books by Ray Bradbury at the website above
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"One man's theology is another
man's belly laugh."
from: " The Notebooks of Lazarus
Long" by Robert Heinlein
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