ash-clearing

Updated: May 11, 2025

Of the samples which the skin-test said were non-poisonous, one was acrid and astringent, and two others had no taste except that of greenness practically the taste of any leaf one might chew. "I suppose," said Cochrane wryly, as they headed back toward the ash-clearing at nightfall, "we've got to find out if the animals can be eaten." Babs nodded matter-of-factly. "Yes.

Murray Leinster - Operation: Outer Space