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Share Link copied Format epub Published May 03, 2026 Rating No reviews yet ![The shades of Toffee](https://fls-a13cb2d7-1b3e-4883-a0bd-297afd110a11.367be3a2035528943240074d0096e0cd.r2.cloudflarestorage.com/works/01kqqxjwzkye1681j2w1wkpx70/cover.png?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=d29ce3bb571c165c97a702f29f7aee93%2F20261009%2Fauto%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20261009T013711Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=3599&X-Amz-Signature=809900a54448a65d104b5919418c30f8f9cf55930fc4c9efd068ca4c7e12f25d) ## About this work The shades of Toffee by Henry Farrell, Robert Gibson 1889-1969 \[Illustrator\] Jones — a public-domain edition published by publica.now. Sample ## Take a look inside The SHADES of TOFFEE By Charles F. Myers Marc Pillsworth thought that certain laws were futile and should be repealed—such as gravity—which he annihilated! \[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from Fantastic Adventures June 1950. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.\] Standing in the center of the basement laboratory, Marc Pillsworth held the vial up to the light and carefully poured out a small portion of the liquid so that the measure would be exact to the final degree. Certainly, if he had known that the thing he measured was destruction, intrigue and madness, he would have hurled the container and its greenish contents to the floor. But he did not know, or even dream.... Assured that the amount was correct beyond question, he turned with the vial, poised it over the small vat on the work table, and poured. Chaos! The room screamed with brilliant light as the vat erupted and vengefully spat its contents to the four walls. The wall at the end of the room shuddered and shrugged away a great, irregular section of concrete so that the night gushed inside and swallowed up the light. Caught in the tide of the rushing darkness, Marc felt himself lifted helplessly from his feet, hurled upward to a great height, then plunged downward headfirst. He fell endlessly, it seemed, down and down. And the darkness droned in his ears and in the pit of his stomach as he fell—deeper and deeper into a region of black strangeness. Fear grew inside him, writhing, coiling and recoiling like a great venomous snake in the depths of his stomach. He opened his mouth to scream, but the sound died in his throat as the darkness rushed inside him and caused the metallic… [ Sign in to buy ](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcheckout%2Fthe-shades-of-toffee) The sample continues in the full work. [ #classic ](/search?query=classic) [ #public-domain ](/search?query=public-domain) [ #library ](/search?query=library) ## Reviews No reviews yet. Be the first to share your thoughts. 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