02258cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000490011324500250016226400510018730000470023833600260028533700260031133800360033749000460037350000310041950800960045052011380054653400770168465300180176165300200177970000320179983000460183185600430187772422UtSlPG20260610134656.0mcr n260607r20231963utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aBone, Jesse F.q(Jesse Franklin),d1916-200610aFor service rendered 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2023  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aProduced from Amazing Stories April 1963.  aRelease date is 2023-12-15  aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net  a"For Service Rendered" by J. F. Bone is a science fiction story written in the early 1960s. The narrative explores the unexpected intersection of a human, Miss Enid Twilley, and a Devi named Lyf, who emerges from her malfunctioning television set. The story delves into themes of desire, transformation, and the human condition through the lens of an otherworldly encounter.  The plot centers on Miss Twilley, a lonely and unattractive woman who discovers that she has terminal cancer. After a shocking visit from Lyf, who claims to possess remarkable abilities, she is offered a deal: ten years of health, beauty, and wealth in exchange for her body after that period. As the story unfolds, Miss Twilley grapples with her self-image, societal norms, and the moral implications of this pact with a being from another world. The narrative ultimately examines the price of fulfillment and the lengths to which one may go to escape the constraints of their existence, concluding with Miss Twilley’s decision to accept Lyf's offer, leaving her future shrouded in both hope and uncertainty. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cNew York, NY: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, 1963  aShort stories  aFantasy fiction1 aCoye, Lee Brown,d1907-1981 0aProduced from Amazing Stories April 1963.40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72422