Ahead of Time (2013)
“Such things don't happen to a middle-aged physicist who has arranged his life into an ordered pattern. Nevertheless, there was now a hole in the wall, and a half-naked person with macrocephalia was wedging himself through it.
"Who the hell are you?" Gregg demanded, recovering the use of his tongue.
The man spoke an odd sort of English, slurred and with an extraordinary tonal range, but recognizable. "I'm a mugwump," he announced, balancing on his middle. "My mug's in . . . eh? . . . in ...1953 and my wump's in . . . uh!" He gave a convulsive wriggle and burst through, sprawling on the carpet and breathing hard. "That was a nardly squeeze. The valve isn't quite big enough yet. Forthever." It made sense, but not much. Manning Gregg's heavy, leonine features darkened. He reached out, seized a heavy book end, and rose.
"I am Halison," the newcomer announced, adjusting his toga. "This should be 1953. Norvunder soverless." "What?" "Semantic difficulty," Halison told him.MoreLess
"Who the hell are you?" Gregg demanded, recovering the use of his tongue.
The man spoke an odd sort of English, slurred and with an extraordinary tonal range, but recognizable. "I'm a mugwump," he announced, balancing on his middle. "My mug's in . . . eh? . . . in ...1953 and my wump's in . . . uh!" He gave a convulsive wriggle and burst through, sprawling on the carpet and breathing hard. "That was a nardly squeeze. The valve isn't quite big enough yet. Forthever." It made sense, but not much. Manning Gregg's heavy, leonine features darkened. He reached out, seized a heavy book end, and rose.
"I am Halison," the newcomer announced, adjusting his toga. "This should be 1953. Norvunder soverless." "What?" "Semantic difficulty," Halison told him.MoreLess
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