Marley S Chain
Unknown
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Description
Alan E. Nourse's short story, printed in If Worlds of Science Fiction in September 1952, follows a poor traveller named Tam. The cover line sums up his trouble in short form: the world around him was owned by other people. Tam arrives at a spaceport in shabby clothing, carrying a small, weather-beaten bag. Staff pull him out of the passing crowd to pore over his bundle of travel papers with unusual strictness.
Ordered to wait, Tam watches helplessly for fifteen minutes as the spaceport empties. A huge liner from the outer Asteroid Rings is hauled by great cranes back to its berth for repair. Its curved, meteor-dented hull gleams dully in harsh arc lights. Hungry and cold, Tam shivers in the night air, with dread gnawing at his stomach. Readers get a story of poverty and paperwork in a future owned by others.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Unknown |
|---|---|
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 50 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |