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1. Now I have Heinlein’s file in front of me.

   “If This Goes On—”
   “—Vine and Fig Tree”— [an alternate title]
   31,380 words
   Sent to Street & Smith August 16 [1939]
   Sold to Street & Smith August 29
   $310.00>

   There are several manuscript pages Heinlein has marked up with revisions, so the final word count of the magazine version may well be different.

   Apparently the earliest title was “The Captains and the Priests—” (In retitling, Campbell retained only the em-dash).

   I don’t think any of the three titles is particularly good. Though I may be missing crucial allusions.

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