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The Fallen Angel
by Mike Resnick
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Dark Fantasy




A DF Books NERDs Release

Copyright ┬й1984 by Mike Resnick

First published in Unauthorized Autobiographies and Other Curiosities, ed. Mike Resnick, January 1984

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At 8:32 PM on June 16, 2004, Gerhardt Skarda conjured up Lucifuge Rofocale, one of the major
demons of the Infernal Realm, and offered his soul in exchange for three wishes. He was granted, and
received within 48 hours, irresistibility to beautiful women, the Chancellorship of Germany, and life
everlasting.

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At 11:54 PM on June 16, 2004, Mohammet Achmed ensnared, within a carefully-drawn pentagram, a
youthful son of the demon Baal. They flipped a coinтАФAchmed's soul against unlimited credit anywhere
in the worldтАФand Achmed won.

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At 1:02 AM on June 17, 2004, Robert Taft Ellington, a world-class Grandmaster at chess, played for his
soul against Lucifer himself. He applied the Indian defense and announced mate on the 27th move.
Lucifer, who had foolishly accepted a bishop sacrifice without properly protecting his queen, agreed to
make him the most popular singer of the decade, with groupies to match.

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