02507cam a22003973u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000280011324500210014126400510016230000470021333600260026033700260028633800360031249000590034850000310040750800730043852012420051153400450175365300200179865300180181865300240183665300300186065300310189065300320192165300350195383000590198885600430204799900190209061119UtSlPG20260610134417.0mcr n260607r2020||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aHarmon, Jim,d1933-201010aDangerous Quarry 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2020  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aProduced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, March 1962  aRelease date is 2020-01-06  aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team  a"Dangerous Quarry" by Jim Harmon is a science fiction novel likely written in the early 1960s. The story follows an insurance adjuster named Madison, who is sent to investigate a concerning spike in accident claims from a peculiar village called Granite City. The narrative delves into themes of automation, community conspiracy, and the mysterious effects of the local granite on its inhabitants.  As Madison embarks on his investigation, he discovers that the residents of Granite City may be partaking in an elaborate scheme to defraud his insurance company. However, the truth behind the town's peculiar accident rate reveals something more sinister: the granite itself is linked to a loss of psionic abilities among the townsfolk, rendering them incapable of basic foresight and awareness. With the help of a captive professor who has been studying these anomalies, Madison navigates a dangerous confrontation with the townspeople, ultimately leading to revelations that show the granite's impact extends far beyond individual claims, threatening broader societal implications. The story concludes with hints of a larger crisis as the implications of their psionic sterilization unfold. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aScience fiction  aShort stories  aMissouri -- Fiction  aParapsychology -- Fiction  aOzark Mountains -- Fiction  aCities and towns -- Fiction  aInsurance adjusters -- Fiction 0aProduced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, March 196240uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61119  c101945d101945