02417cam a22003613u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000340011324500170014726400510016430000470021533600260026233700260028833800360031449000590035050000310040950801160044052012250055653400450178165300200182665300300184665300310187670000290190783000590193685600430199599900170203830764UtSlPG20260610133712.0mcr n260607r2009||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aSchmitz, James H.,d1911-198110aHam Sandwich 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2009  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aProduced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction June 1963.  aRelease date is 2009-12-26  aProduced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net  a"Ham Sandwich" by James H. Schmitz is a science fiction short story published in the early 1960s. The narrative revolves around a group of students at the Institute of Insight, who explore the realms of reality and mental projection under the guidance of their charismatic instructor, Dr. Aloys Ormond. The story presents themes of belief, perception, and the intersection of subjective and objective reality, all set against the backdrop of a somewhat satirical tone.  In the tale, protagonist Wallace Cavender, who arrives late to a meeting, soon finds himself entangled in an intriguing experiment where the students collectively visualize a ham sandwich. As they attempt this unusual exercise, the focus shifts to surprising developments, including the rumored materialization of the sandwich itself. The climax reveals that the Institute is actually a front for a fraudulent scheme orchestrated by Dr. Ormond, whose true identity is exposed by Cavender, a police detective. The story skillfully blends the whimsical exploration of the mind with a cautionary tale about susceptibility to charlatanry, ultimately questioning the nature of reality and the power of belief. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aScience fiction  aParapsychology -- Fiction  aPsychic ability -- Fiction1 aSummers, Leo,d1925-1985 0aProduced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction June 1963.40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30764  c71610d71610