《Added Inducement 》作者：- Robert F. Young【EPUB】

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ADDED INDUCEMENT THE ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE STORE was one of many that had sprung up in and around the cityseemingly overnight. There were half a dozen TV sets in the window marked at amazingly lowprices and a window-wide sign boasted WERE PRACTICALLY giving THEM AWAY This is the place weve been looking for Janice saidand she pulled Henry though the entrance and into the store proper. They hadnt gone two steps beyond the entrance when they came to a common standstill. Beforethem stood a huge and dazzling console with a 24-inch screen and if you were TV hunting youcouldnt go by it any more than a hungry mouse could go by a new mouse trap baited with hisfavorite cheese. We can never afford that one Henry said. But darling we can afford to look cant we So they looked. They looked at the sleek mahogany cabinet and the cute little double doors thatyou could dose when you werent watching your programs at the screen and the program inprogress at the companys name at the base of the screen—BAAL— Must be a new make Henry said. Never heard of it before. That doesnt mean it isnt any good Janice said. —at the array of chrome-plated dials beneath the companys name and the little round windowjust below the middle dial— Whats that for Janice asked pointing at the window. Henry leaned forward. The dial above it says popcorn but that cant be. Oh yes it can a voice behind them said. Turning they beheld a small mild-looking man with a pronounced widows peak. He had browneyes and he was wearing a brown pin-striped suit. Do you work here Henry asked. The small man bowed. Im Mr. Krull and this is my establishment. . . . Do you like popcornsir Henry nodded. Once in a while. And you madam Oh yes Janice said. Very much Allow me to demonstrate. Mr. Krull stepped forward and tweaked the middle dial halfway around. Instantly the littlewindow lighted up revealing a shining inbuilt flying pan with several thimble-sized aluminumcups suspended above it As Henry and Janice