02344cam a22003733u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000150011324500110012826400510013930000470019033600260023733700260026333800360028949000440032550000310036950800970040052011820049753400730167965300200175265300180177265300250179065300270181565300220184270000190186483000440188385600430192768559UtSlPG20260610134602.0mcr n260607r20221953utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aSmith, Ben10aSequel 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2022  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aProduced from Rocket Stories, July 1953  aRelease date is 2022-07-18  aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net.  a"Sequel" by Ben Smith is a science fiction short story published in the early 1950s. The narrative explores themes of isolation, regret, and redemption set against the backdrop of space travel. The story follows the protagonist, Jubil Marken, who finds himself adrift in space after a mutiny on board his ship, the "Mercury II", reflecting on his past choices and the consequences they have led to.  In the story, Jubil Marken grapples with feelings of loss and failure as he recalls his time at the Academy and the friends who have gone on to achieve greatness, unlike him. Ejected from his ship by mutineers, he reflects on the fate that awaits him while drifting towards a cold asteroid. Through his thoughts, the narrative reveals his sense of peace amidst impending death, as he contemplates the actions of his former crew and the tragic end of his comrades, Kane and Schoenbirk. Ultimately, as space shatters around him following the destruction of the "Mercury II", Jubil comes to terms with his own mortality, achieving a measure of personal redemption through self-sacrifice, akin to the brilliance of the friends he lost. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cUnited States: Space Publications, Inc., 1953  aScience fiction  aShort stories  aEngineers -- Fiction  aSpace ships -- Fiction  aMutiny -- Fiction1 aBerwin, Milton 0aProduced from Rocket Stories, July 195340uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68559