02392cam a22003733u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000200011324500130013326400510014630000470019733600260024433700260027033800360029649000750033250000310040750800960043852011770053453400450171165300200175665300180177665300230179465300220181765300310183970000300187083000750190085600430197565298UtSlPG20260610134516.0mcr n260607r2021||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aSturgis, Melvin14aThe Gift 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2021  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aProduced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy November 1951  aRelease date is 2021-05-10  aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net  a"The Gift" by Melvin Sturgis is a science fiction novel written in the early 1950s. The narrative centers on a boy named Carl Sloan, who possesses the miraculous ability to heal others. However, this extraordinary power leads him to face persecution and misunderstanding from society, which views his gifts as a threat rather than a boon.  The story unfolds in a courtroom setting, where Carl's past is examined in light of a tragic incident that resulted in several deaths during a chaotic public demonstration of his healing powers. Through various witnesses, including childhood acquaintances and school officials, we learn how Carl's gifts isolated him rather than fostered relationships, leading to his eventual institutionalization. As he matures, he struggles with the repercussions of his abilities and the difficult relationship he has with a society that deems him dangerous. The book explores themes of acceptance, the nature of miracles, and society's fear of those who are different, culminating in a poignant and unsettling conclusion as Carl's fate is sealed by a system unwilling to comprehend his true nature. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aScience fiction  aShort stories  aHealers -- Fiction  aTrials -- Fiction  aPsychic ability -- Fiction1 aFuqua, Robert,d1905-1959 0aProduced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy November 195140uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65298