October 10, 2119 New San Francisco ODAY, at precisely 9:50 ., Kyle became First Imperator of Terra. His coup was so fantastically direct and facile that I am almost tempted to believe that old cliche "the time was right." Well, however badly it. This etext was produced from Galaxy Science FictionOctober 1953. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the . copyright on this publication was renewed. Minor spelling and typographical errors have been corrected without note. Calendar dates remain as printed, and, based on the narrative, may be intentional
