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                           A MATTER OF TASTE

                           By JOSEPH WESLEY

                      _When a planet turns in an
                     insurance claim, it could run
                       to more than real money._

           [Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from
              Worlds of If Science Fiction, January 1961.
         Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that
         the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.]


    CASE RL472 XYA 386. Oral report of Claims Adjuster Mark Atkinson
    (#384 762). Transcribed by Telepath Operator #842 765J (Tellus).
    First and Final Report. CASE CLOSING SYMBOL: AAA.

I arrived on the fourth planet of Sunder's Pride stark naked and
stood comfortably in the snow, listening to the wind howl by, while
waiting for the Expedition Manager to approach from the edge of the
sma