02420cam a22003853u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000320011324500200014526400510016530000470021633600260026333700260028933800360031549000450035150000310039650800960042752011990052353400450172265300200176765300180178765300330180565300270183865300370186565300250190283000450192785600430197299900190201564175UtSlPG20260610134458.0mcr n260607r2020||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aRocklynne, Ross,d1913-198810aDistress Signal 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 2020-12-30  aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net  a"Distress Signal" by Ross Rocklynne is a science fiction story written during the mid-20th century. The narrative revolves around two boys, Carl Wyant and Rex Oberling, who, after running away from home, find themselves marooned on the cold planet Worta. The boys navigate themes of friendship, survival, and the dire consequences of desperation as they seek a way back to their home.  The story begins with Carl and Rex's impulsive escape into space, which ultimately leads to their crash landing on Worta, where they are taken in by the Wortan people, a civilization struggling to survive underground. However, as time passes, Rex becomes increasingly obsessed with returning home and devises a dangerous plan involving a distress signal that could inadvertently lead to immense destruction. Carl, realizing the catastrophic implications of Rex's actions, desperately tries to stop him, resulting in a tense confrontation between the two friends. Ultimately, the story culminates in a tragic and explosive climax that challenges the boundaries of morality and sacrifice, leaving a haunting impression of the fragility of both life and friendship. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aScience fiction  aShort stories  aRunaway teenagers -- Fiction  aSpace ships -- Fiction  aLife on other planets -- Fiction  aCastaways -- Fiction 0aProduced from Planet Stories Spring 194740uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64175  c104998d104998