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The darkness on Diamondia / science fiction by A. E. van Vogt

An investigator on Diamondia discovers a mysterious darkness causing mental instability during a conflict between colonists and the alien Irsk. As outside forces interfere with the war, he must weigh the consequences of deploying a weapon of incalculable power.

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