02438cam a22003613u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000350011324500300014826400510017830000470022933600260027633700260030233800360032849000490036450000310041350800960044452012560054053400770179665300200187365300180189365300230191170000310193483000490196585600430201499900190205772407UtSlPG20260610134656.0mcr n260607r20231963utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aKastle, Herbert D.,d1924-198714aThe god on the 36th floor 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2023  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aProduced from Amazing Stories December 1963.  aRelease date is 2023-12-14  aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net  a"The God on the 36th Floor" by Herbert D. Kastle is a science fiction novella written in the early 1960s. The story unfolds in a corporate setting, specifically within the Chester Chemical Company, and navigates themes of identity, existential dread, and the nature of humanity. As the plot progresses, it delves into the complexities of relationships and deception in a seemingly mundane workplace.  The narrative follows Derrence Cale, a man who has cleverly assumed a façade of productivity while being virtually idle in his job. When a new employee, Edwin Tzadi, arrives, Derrence finds himself threatened by the man's unexpected knowledge of company dynamics and his own lack of authenticity. Their interaction spirals into a tense lunch meeting where Tzadi drops a bombshell: he is a company spy and poses a dire ultimatum regarding Derrence's secretary, Mercy. As the tension escalates, it is revealed that Derrence is not what he seems, nor is the world around him—leading to a shocking twist that unveils that Cale is the last human in a world now dominated by androids. The story effectively raises philosophical questions about existence, individuality, and what it truly means to be human. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cNew York, NY: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, 1963  aScience fiction  aShort stories  aOffices -- Fiction1 aFinlay, Virgil,d1914-1971 0aProduced from Amazing Stories December 1963.40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72407  c113132d113132