Cum Grano Salis (Registro nro. 66235)
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| control field | 25234 |
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| control field | UtSlPG |
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| control field | 20260610133558.0 |
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| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | UtSlPG |
| 041 #7 - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | en |
| Source of code | iso639-1 |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | PS |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Garrett, Randall, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1927-1987 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Cum Grano Salis |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Salt Lake City, UT : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Project Gutenberg, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2008 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource : |
| Other physical details | multiple file formats |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
| Source | rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE | |
| Media type term | computer |
| Media type code | c |
| Source | rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE | |
| Carrier type term | online resource |
| Carrier type code | cr |
| Source | rdacarrier |
| 490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT | |
| Series statement | Produced from Astounding Science Fiction, May 1959. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2008-04-29 |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Produced by Greg Weeks, Bruce Albrecht, LN Yaddanapudi and<br/>the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at<br/>http://www.pgdp.net |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "Cum Grano Salis" by Randall Garrett is a science fiction novella written in the late 1950s. The story revolves around a group of astronauts facing dire circumstances on an alien planet, highlighting themes of survival, human resilience, and the unexpected consequences of encounters with extraterrestrial life. The title itself, which translates to "with a grain of salt," underscores the caution and skepticism the characters must exercise as they navigate their challenging situation. The narrative follows Colonel Fennister and the crew of an exploratory mission to Alphegar IV, who find themselves in a precarious predicament after a lightning strike destroys their food supplies, leaving them with only a month’s worth of rations while awaiting rescue. As they grapple with the threat of starvation, they explore the native flora for potential food sources. Only Broderick MacNeil, a spaceman on the crew, discovers that he can consume a native fruit, the banana-pear, without harmful effects, leading to a critical survival tactic. However, as others try the fruit, they suffer fatal consequences, revealing a deadly chelating agent within it that the others were unaware of. The story captures the conflicts arising from desperation and survival instincts and ultimately reflects on how the body’s chemistry can differ significantly between species. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Note about original | Original publication data not identified |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Science fiction |
| 830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE | |
| Uniform title | Produced from Astounding Science Fiction, May 1959. |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25234">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25234</a> |
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