Road Stop
Unknown
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Description
David Mason wrote a science fiction tale that ran in Worlds of If in January 1963. Its head note says the car was like any other on the road: automatic, self contained, and eternal. A highway stretches ruler straight toward both horizons, black and shining like a river of ink. Bright pastel buildings of Rest Stop 25 stand among green trees.
Cars shoot past in flashes of metal, but the road is busier at night. Sam is the only attendant on duty. Even at its busiest, Stop 25 needs only two human attendants. Mason sets his trap in the automation of the future highway. The empty afternoon is the story's loaded quiet.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Unknown |
|---|---|
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 9 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |