02283cam a22003733u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000500011324500160016326400510017930000470023033600260027733700260030333800360032949000450036550000310041050800960044152011170053753400450165465300200169965300180171965300220173765300300175970000130178983000450180285600430184799900190189064473UtSlPG20260610134503.0mcr n260607r2021||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aHaggard, J. Harveyq(John Harvey),d1912-200110aTask of Tau 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2021  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aProduced from Planet Stories Summer 1948  aRelease date is 2021-02-06  aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net  a"Task of Tau" by J. Harvey Haggard is a science fiction novella originally published in the summer of 1948. This work explores themes of creation, existence, and the bridge between past and future. Set on an alien world, the narrative looks into the life of Tau, a mechanical being with the mission to preserve the essence of humanity in the dying reaches of the universe.  The story follows Tau, a robot created by the Master, as he lands on the Fourteenth Planet after traveling through space. Here, he awakens a group of humans and guides them as they adapt to their new environment. The main character grapples with his purpose and the definition of life while overseeing the growth of this new tribe, led by a figure named David. As they navigate the challenges of survival, Tau becomes both protector and observer, ultimately realizing the fragility of his own existence. The narrative culminates in a reflection on the nature of life and the inevitable degradation of his mechanical form, raising questions about mortality, legacy, and the impact of creation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aScience fiction  aShort stories  aRobots -- Fiction  aSpace colonies -- Fiction1 aHardison 0aProduced from Planet Stories Summer 194840uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64473  c105296d105296