I of Newton
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I of Newton is a 1970 short story by Joe Haldeman which first appeared in Fantastic Stories magazine. It was later adapted as an episode of The New Twilight Zone.
[edit] Story
A professor (played on TV by Sherman Hemsley) accidentally summons the (or perhaps just a) Devil (Ron Glass), who gives the professor a chance to save his soul, by setting the Devil a challenge he cannot fullfil. The professor is allowed to ask three questions first; on learning that the Devil can find his way back from any point in the multiverse, the professor rids himself of the Devil with a simple command: Get Lost.
[edit] Trivia
In the TV version the Devil's t-shirt displays a different slogan in each shot.
Slogans are as follows :
- Hell is a summer festival
- Hell is a city much like Newark
- Over 2,000,000,000 served
- Gehenna - More than a place, a way of life
- Let's do damnation
