There's an author called E.E. 'Doc' Smith. He wrote a whole series about people called 'Lensmen'. It was great stuff but as I got older I found them a little childish. Anyway, these guys had rayguns called 'DeLameters' and talked about the nozzles being pitted and scarred with over-use. I often wondered what these weapons might look like. Is anyone up for the challenge?

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All the Woes of a World by Jonathan Icknield aka The Bryster

And in my final hours - I would cling rather to the tattooed hand of kindness - than the unblemished hand of hate...