02554cam a22003853u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000160011324500210012926400510015030000470020133600260024833700260027433800360030049000440033650000310038050800960041152013460050753400450185365300200189865300180191865300390193665300290197565300250200465300230202970000290205283000440208185600430212564448UtSlPG20260610134503.0mcr n260607r2021||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aEvans, Dean10aHappy Rain Night 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2021  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aProduced from Planet Stories March 1954  aRelease date is 2021-02-02  aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net  a"Happy Rain Night" by Dean Evans is a science fiction short story originally published in the March 1954 issue of Planet Stories. The narrative unfolds on a Martian evening accompanied by a synthi-rain, emphasizing themes of betrayal, desire, and crime within a low-gravity paradise. Set against the backdrop of a gambling city called Fraon, the story explores the entangled lives of its residents, particularly focusing on a woman's quest for retribution.  The plot centers around a woman who arrives in Fraon to confront her unfaithful husband, Artie Sterling, who is in the company of another woman. As she navigates the dark underbelly of the city, she successfully robs a croupier to fund her search and ultimately tracks down her husband in Residential Number 327, where she confronts the reality of his betrayal. In a climactic twist, their encounter leads to a fatal confrontation. Afterwards, Artie's other lover and the woman's husband, the Chief of Security, enter the scene, creating a web of deception and tragedy with an unexpected resolution that culminates in a dark reflection on loyalty and loss. The atmosphere of suspense and the dramatic stakes keep readers engaged until the final twist, revealing the complexities of love and vengeance on a night marked by synthetic rain. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aScience fiction  aShort stories  aMan-woman relationships -- Fiction  aMars (Planet) -- Fiction  aCriminals -- Fiction  aSpouses -- Fiction1 aFreas, Kelly,d1922-2005 0aProduced from Planet Stories March 195440uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64448