A man discovers that time for him oscillates in bigger and bigger loops both forward and back. He will never have an ordinary life, although he claims that his observations of the future help mankind.
—Dave Hook

Variants

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  1. “The Vicious Circle,” as by Polton Cross, Startling Stories, Summer 1946.
    2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . written by John Russell Fearn as by Polton Cross
  2. canonical byline.
    “The Vicious Circle” by John Russell Fearn, in Dynasty of the Small: Classic Science Fiction Stories (Borgo, March 2012).
    3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . written by John Russell Fearn