02705cam a22003853u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000500011324500150016326400510017830000470022933600260027633700260030233800360032849000610036450000310042550800960045652014110055253400900196365300200205365300180207365300270209165300250211865300250214365300350216870000120220383000610221585600430227668197UtSlPG20260610134556.0mcr n260607r20221946utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aSmith, George O.q(George Oliver),d1911-198110aBlind Time 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2022  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aProduced from Astounding Science-Fiction, September 1946  aRelease date is 2022-05-29  aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net  a"Blind Time" by George O. Smith is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The story revolves around the concept of temporal accidents, where events are predicted to occur based on prior occurrences in time, leading to a paradoxical situation where the future can be foreseen but not averted. The book explores themes of fate, human nature, and the peculiarities of temporal mechanics through the eyes of Peter Wright, an insurance adjuster tasked with navigating this complex, mind-bending situation.  The narrative follows Peter Wright as he is assigned to investigate an imminent accident at the Oak Tool Works, which has already occurred in a temporal sense. Despite the certainty of the accident’s occurrence, the workers and Peter must contend with the surreal implications of this knowledge, grappling with feelings of dread and inevitability. Through vivid interactions with the factory staff, Peter learns about the so-called 'mislinks'—missing pieces of machinery that exist in a time field. The story culminates in a dramatic sequence where Peter finds himself caught in the accident he aimed to assess, highlighting the futility of trying to change what has already been decreed by time. The novel challenges readers to consider the intersections of time, choice, and human response in the face of seemingly predestined events. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cUnited States: Street & Smith Publications, Incorporated, 1946  aScience fiction  aShort stories  aTime travel -- Fiction  aFactories -- Fiction  aAccidents -- Fiction  aInsurance adjusters -- Fiction1 aSwenson 0aProduced from Astounding Science-Fiction, September 194640uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68197