TY  - BOOK
AU  - Leinster,Murray
AU  - Freas,Kelly
TI  - Scrimshaw
T2  - Produced from Astounding Science Fiction September 1955
AV  - PS 
PY  - 2007///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - Science fiction
KW  - Short stories
KW  - Moon -- Fiction
N1  - Release date is 2007-12-10; Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online
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N2  - "Scrimshaw" by Murray Leinster is a science fiction novella written in the mid-20th century. Set on the far side of the Moon, the story explores themes of memory recovery and human resilience in extreme environments. The narrative follows Pop Young, a man who, after losing his family to a brutal crime, seeks to recover the lost memories of his past while performing his duties as the caretaker of a mining colony.  The story revolves around Pop, who endures the harsh conditions of the lunar surface while grappling with fragmented recollections of his wife and children, who were murdered by a man named Sattell. As Pop attempts to piece together his lost memories, he discovers that being near Sattell triggers vivid flashes of his past, leading to a powerful yet haunting portrayal of his journey. When a red-headed thief attempts to rob Pop of the valuable diamonds extracted from the mine, the tension escalates, culminating in a dramatic explosion. Ultimately, Pop's determination to reclaim his memories transforms his pain into creativity, and he begins to use a unique material discovered in the wreckage for his artistic endeavors, signifying hope and the possibility of healing. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
UR  - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23791
ER  -