02416cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000290011324500200014226400510016230000470021333600260026033700260028633800360031249000450034850000310039350800960042452013600052053400450188065300200192565300180194565300270196383000450199085600430203564172UtSlPG20260610134458.0mcr n260607r2020||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aWells, Basil,d1912-200310aScrambled World 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2020  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aProduced from Planet Stories Spring 1947  aRelease date is 2020-12-29  aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net  a"Scrambled World" by Basil Wells is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century, specifically in the post-World War II era. The story explores themes of time travel, altered realities, and the impact of technological advancement on society. The plot centers on a time traveler, Devin Orth, who navigates a drastically changed Earth three million years into the future, confronting a bizarre and dangerous new world.  In the narrative, Devin Orth and his companions journey through time in search of a means to shield humanity from the fallout of atomic power. Upon landing in the distant future, Orth discovers that Earth has been transformed into a kind of park by descendants of humanity, who have created a society that appears to revive aspects of American history. As he interacts with locals, including a frontiersman named Dun Horgan and an enigmatic woman named Ayna, Orth faces both physical threats and confusion about the cultural and historical context around him, marked by a surreal mash-up of time periods. Ultimately, he learns that he cannot return to his time with newfound knowledge, yet finds hope in the possibility of salvaging humanity's future. The story serves as a reflection on civilization, its achievements, and the potential ramifications of technological dependence. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aScience fiction  aShort stories  aTime travel -- Fiction 0aProduced from Planet Stories Spring 194740uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64172