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. It was first published in

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in an edition of 1,200 copies. The title novella first appeared in the April 1940 issue of the magazine ''

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'' under the title "The Indigestible Triton" and under Hubbard's pseudonym "René Lafayette". The other story first appeared in the magazine ''Fantasy Book''.

* "Triton" * "The Battle of the Wizards"

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* * 1949 short story collections Fantasy short story collections American short story collections Works by L. Ron Hubbard Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc. books {{1940s-fantasy-story-collection-stub

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