02564cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000180011324500260013126400510015730000470020833600260025533700260028133800360030749000730034350000310041650800960044752014550054353400450199865300200204365300180206370000290208183000730211085600430218366760UtSlPG20260610134536.0mcr n260607r2021||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aPurcell, Dick11a"Next Stop, Nowhere!" 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 August 1956  aRelease date is 2021-11-17  aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net  a"Next Stop, Nowhere!" by Dick Purcell is a science fiction short story published in the mid-20th century, specifically in the 1950s. The narrative revolves around four individuals who become trapped in an elevator and experience an extraordinary event that transports them to a bizarre new world. The tale explores themes of perception and reality, as well as the implications of being thrust into a setting vastly different from their original environment.  The story begins with the four passengers—Peggy, Walter, Wilmer, and Fleming—who find themselves stuck in an elevator. As they grapple with their predicament, they suddenly experience a chaotic disruption that seems to transport them beyond the confines of the elevator, landing them in an expansive and surreal landscape. Upon realizing their surroundings, they discover that they have shrunk to a minuscule size in comparison to their new environment and potential threats. As they encounter a giant and deduce their unusual situation, Fleming Carter concludes that they have been transferred to another plane of existence, rendering them as mere playthings in a vast new world. The story culminates with Carter revealing that their new fate is to serve as an unusual birthday present for someone, reflecting their suitability for this new role. In doing so, it raises questions about autonomy, purpose, and the nature of existence itself. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aScience fiction  aShort stories1 aTerry, W. E.,d1921-1992 0aProduced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy August 195640uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66760