Their captors had a very curious system, a very curious motivation. The captives were allowed to--even encouraged to--build devices to bring about their escape. Only at the last moment, mysteriously, the captors always stopped them-- [Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from Astounding Science-Fiction September 1943. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.]…
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