02287cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000330011324500240014626400510017030000470022133600260026833700260029433800360032049000750035650000310043150801080046252012200057053400450179065300200183583000750185585600430193023232UtSlPG20260610133531.0mcr n260607r2007||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aYoung, Robert F.,d1915-198614aThe Servant Problem 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2007  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aProduced from “Analog Science Fact Science Fiction” November 1962.  aRelease date is 2007-10-29  aProduced by Greg Weeks, Iain Arnell and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net  a"The Servant Problem" by Robert F. Young is a science fiction novel written in the early 1960s. The narrative centers around a small-town inventor named Francis Pfleuger, who unintentionally creates a cosmic doorway through which his entire town finds an escape to a new world. The book explores themes of community, humanity's search for better living conditions, and the humorous yet poignant consequences of their exodus.   The story unfolds as a real estate agent named Philip Myles arrives in the seemingly deserted town of Valleyview to appraise properties for Judith Darrow, the last resident. As Philip delves deeper into his work, he learns about the mysterious circumstances that led the townsfolk to abandon their homes for Pfleugersville, a flourishing utopia on a distant planet. The narrative intricately weaves together moments of humor through quirky inventions, philosophical reflections on human nature, and a love story blossoming amid the bizarre situation. Ultimately, the tension between staying in the known versus pursuing an uncertain but potentially better future culminates in a witty and heartwarming exploration of belonging and aspiration. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aScience fiction 0aProduced from “Analog Science Fact Science Fiction” November 1962.40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23232