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Errand Boy

by William Tenn

When invention mogul Malcolm Blyn spots an unusual can of paint that a young boy brings to his factory, he begins to wonder whether it came from the future and what else the future may hold.
I hand him an empty can and say I want it filled with green paint—it should have orange polka dots.
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“Errand Boy,” Astounding, June 1947.
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