Talk:Searchlight (short story)

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I am dubious about redirecting Searchlight to here. Search lights were a significant piece of equipment used in defence against early aerial bombardment, and in a variety of other roles; almost everyone knows about search lights and there is a real possibility of a significant article about them (design, history, etc.). Meanwhile, this short story by Heinlein is just a plain old short story, with a virtually useless stub entry. It barely warrants a "see also" in a future search light article, IMO. Bryan Derksen