02367cam a22003493u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000300011324500320014326400510017530000470022633600260027333700260029933800360032549000580036150000310041950801130045052012250056353400450178865300200183365300180185370000280187183000580189985600430195799900170200030086UtSlPG20260610133703.0mcr n260607r2009||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aWalton, Bryce,d1918-198810aHas Anyone Here Seen Kelly? 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2009  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aProduced from If Worlds of Science Fiction July 1954.  aRelease date is 2009-09-25  aProduced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net  a"Has Anyone Here Seen Kelly?" by Bryce Walton is a science fiction story written during the mid-20th century. The narrative follows the character Kelly, who grapples with the impact of prolonged space travel on both himself and his crew, which exists in a shared consciousness within a tank of protoplasm. The book explores themes of isolation, identity, and the dangers of complacency in a high-tech environment.  In the story, Kelly, the engineer of a spacefaring vessel, finds himself increasingly concerned about the well-being of the ship and the crew, who have become overly content in their shared existence. While he believes that they should engage with their surroundings and confront potential dangers, the Crew—comfortably nestled in their blissful state—resists his urge to explore. Driven by a sense of duty and a desire to reawaken them to their own identities, Kelly takes drastic action, ultimately leading to catastrophic consequences. As he reckons with the aftermath of his decisions, he discovers a haunting realization about existence, survival, and the true nature of life, setting the stage for an introspective exploration of fate and reckoning. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aScience fiction  aShort stories1 aOrban, Paul,d1896-1974 0aProduced from If Worlds of Science Fiction July 1954.40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30086  c70934d70934