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A Peculiar Feature of Penberthy's Gas
A narrator recalls introducing inventor Penberthy and Major Hamming to a dangerous invisible gas. The plan backfires as Hamming floats to the ceiling of a private club, then slowly sinks. Penberthy dies weeks later in a laboratory, and the whole tale ends with a skeptical young Carstairs questioning the authenticity.
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Peaberthy
Battle Shack
Hamming
Flight
Penberthy
Pooh Corner
Major Hamming
Preshley
Pressley
Carstairs
War Office
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