In the classic short-short science fiction story “The Swordsmen of Varnis,” by Clive Jackson, a warrior hero and Martian princess are facing the enemy. Swords flashing, our heroes are about to win until one swordsman says “Bah, this is ridiculous,” takes out his ray gun and blasts our poor heroes out of existence. You might remember a similar scene in “Raiders of the Lost Ark” where Indy, about to duel a bad guy, just shoots him instead.

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在克莱夫杰克逊的经典短篇科幻小说《瓦尔尼斯的剑客》中，一位勇士英雄和火星公主正面临敌人。剑光闪烁，我们的英雄即将获胜，直到一名剑客说“呸，这太荒谬了”，拿出他的射线枪，将我们可怜的英雄炸得不复存在。你可能还记得“夺宝奇兵”中的一个类似场景，印地正要与一个坏人决斗，而是开枪打死了他。