02576cam a22003493u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000340011324500120014726400510015930000470021033600260025733700260028333800360030949000580034550000310040350801160043452014460055053400450199665300200204165300180206170000290207983000580210885600430216699900170220930728UtSlPG20260610133712.0mcr n260607r2009||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aSchmitz, James H.,d1911-198110aOneness 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2009  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aProduced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction May 1963.  aRelease date is 2009-12-21  aProduced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net  a"Oneness" by James H. Schmitz is a science fiction novella written in the early 1960s. The story is set in a future where Earth is governed by an organization called the Machine, which has maintained strict control over its population for a century and a half. The novella explores themes of power, morality, and the struggle for freedom as it follows a character named Rainbolt, a member of the Mars Convicts who seeks to introduce the revolutionary principles of Oneness to Earth.  In the narrative, Rainbolt is captured during an interrogation by the Machine's directors, who are desperate to learn the secrets of a new stardrive developed by the Mars Convicts after they escaped from penal settlements on Mars. Through a combination of drugging, hypnosis, and nerve stimulation, the Machine tries to extract valuable information from him. However, Rainbolt possesses an extraordinary ability to connect with others through his philosophy of Oneness, leading to shared experiences among the machine's top officials. As Rainbolt advocates for change, it becomes evident that the Machine, despite its rigid structure, is beginning to face a transformation as the influence of Oneness takes hold. Ultimately, the novella poses questions about free will and the nature of control, as Rainbolt unwittingly reshapes attitudes within the Machine, paving the way for a new era of governance on Earth. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aScience fiction  aShort stories1 aSummers, Leo,d1925-1985 0aProduced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction May 1963.40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30728  c71574d71574