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Author: Frank L. Pollock

Francis Lillie Pollock (1876 – 1957) was a Canadian writer of adventure, western, proto-sf, and literary fiction. He regularly published in The Black Cat, Munsey's Magazine, The Smart Set, and The Atlantic. His most famous, "Finis," was published in the June 1906 issue of Argosy.

THE SKYSCRAPER IN B FLAT (5)

By: Frank L. Pollock

The ceaseless B-flat drone was silent.

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THE SKYSCRAPER IN B FLAT (4)

By: Frank L. Pollock

“The Platte Building is tuned to B flat.”

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THE SKYSCRAPER IN B FLAT (3)

By: Frank L. Pollock

It seemed impossible that the fabric could endure longer.

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THE SKYSCRAPER IN B FLAT (2)

By: Frank L. Pollock

The oscillation of the building was really alarming.

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THE SKYSCRAPER IN B FLAT (1)

By: Frank L. Pollock

Bond foresaw a golden harvest.

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FINIS (5)

By: Frank L. Pollock

“I have never lived.”

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FINIS (4)

By: Frank L. Pollock

“I think it’s only beginning.”

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FINIS (3)

By: Frank L. Pollock

It was the city’s last and useless attempt at resistance.

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FINIS (2)

By: Frank L. Pollock

“By Jove, see it redden!”

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FINIS (1)

By: Frank L. Pollock

Some error had been made in the calculations.

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