"There Was No Paradox at All"

"Two Timer."

Comprised of "Experiment" and "Sentry."

By Fredric Brown (1906-72; Wikipedia HERE; the ISFDb HERE; and the SFE HERE).

First appearance: Galaxy, February 1954.

Illustrated by (David K.) Stone (1922-2001; ISFDb HERE).

Reprints pages:

 "Experiment" (ISFDb HERE)

 "Sentry" (ISFDb HERE).

Short short short stories (2 pages each).

Online at SFFAudio (HERE).

   "The aliens, the only other intelligent race in the Galaxy . . . cruel, hideous and repulsive monsters."

Principal characters:

~ "Experiment": Professor Johnson and his two colleagues.

~ "Sentry": The sentry and the alien.

Resources:

- "Arena" (1944), another, longer, Fredric Brown story, was adapted for television in the sixties (WARNING! SPOILERS! Wikipedia HERE and HERE). The original story is (HERE; SFFAudio).

- Our latest contact with Fredric Brown's oeuvre was "The Last Martian" (HERE).

The bottom line:

Unless otherwise noted, all bibliographical data are derived from The FictionMags Index created by William G. Contento & edited by Phil Stephensen-Payne.

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