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"Hawksbill Station"
Short story by Robert Silverberg
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre(s)	Science fiction
Publication
Published in	Galaxy Science Fiction
Publication type	Digest
Publisher	Galaxy Publishing Corporation
Media type	Print
Publication date	August 1967

"Hawksbill Station" is a short story by American author Robert Silverberg. It was first published in the August 1967 issue of Galaxy Science Fiction.

Publication history

"Hawksbill Station was first published in the August 1967 issue of Galaxy Science Fiction. It reappeared in the books The Best of Robert Silverberg, vol. 1 (1976), Best SF: 1967 or The Year's Best Science Fiction No. 1 (1968) edited by Harry Harrison and Brian Aldiss, Decade of the 1960s (1976) edited by Brian Aldiss and Harry Harrison, The Gifts of Asti (1975) edited by Roger Elwood, The Reality Trip (1972), and World's Best Science Fiction: 1968 (1968) edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr.

Plot

Barrett took care of Hawksbill Station. The Hammer is glowing. They go to the main building. Altman, Rudiger, and Hutchett enter. The glow spreads to the Anvil. With a thunderclap implosion, Lew Hahn drops. They visit the worst inmates. Don Lattimer visits Barrett. Lattimer thinks Lew Hahn is a spy. Barrett tells Lattimer to report back. The Inland Sea expedition takes off. On a rainy evening, they watched Sid Hutchett's computer animation. Barrett explains why he was exiled. Lew Hahn was busy then. Lew Hahn goes fishing. Barrett finds Lattimer and Altman. They give Barrett Lew Hahn's paper sheaf. It describes the station and most of the men. Lew Hahn recommends Hawksbill Station's termination and its men therapy. The fishing expedition returns. Lew Hahn had an armful of trilobites. Barrett says he'll help him with cooking the trilobites. Ned Altman blunders through the door. Lew Hahn is near the Hammer. Barrett gets out of his hut and runs to the main building. They run past Quesada's hut. He explains he got on the Anvil and disappeared. Barrett searched everywhere. They hears a noise as the Hawksbill Field generates. It drops Lew Hahn onto the Anvil. At first, he didn't notice Barrett. He adjusted to the temporal shock. He moved from the Anvil to the floor. Barrett turns on the lights. He confronts Lew Hahn. Lew Hahn looks stunned. Barrett blocks the door. Lew Hahn tries dodging his questions. They argue. Hahn tries to rush for the door but he blocks him. Hahn forces his way. Barrett loses control and sinks to the floor. Quesada, Altman, and Lattimer arrive. Lew Hahn admits he went Up Front. Time travel works both ways. It was achieved five years ago. There was a relatively nonviolent revolution that toppled the former government. Lew Hahn admits he is a policeman and was tasked with investigating the prison system. Barrett looks at Quesada and Hahn. Quesada asks if the prisoners will return Up Front. Hahn confirms it. They will also receive modern therapy. Barrett remains shocked. He would no longer be a leader. He suggests gradual stages to prevent future shock. Lew Hahn defers to the doctors. Barrett notes Hawksbill Station's scientific importance. Lew Hahn affirms that. They leave the building. Barrett surveys the scene. He thinks about the Inland Sea expedition and turns to Hahn and Quesada. Barrett suggests someone should stay behind. He suggests himself.

External links

• Hawksbill Station title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database

Category:1967 short stories Category:Works originally published in Galaxy Science Fiction Category:Science fiction short stories Category:Short stories by Robert Silverberg