02321cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000310011324500180014426400510016230000470021333600260026033700260028633800360031249000590034850000310040750801160043852012170055453400450177165300200181670000280183683000590186485600430192399900170196632889UtSlPG20260610133742.0mcr n260607r2010||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aSherred, T. L.,d1915-198510aCue for Quiet 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2010 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aProduced from Space Science Fiction May and July 1953. aRelease date is 2010-06-19 aProduced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net a"Cue for Quiet" by T. L. Sherred is a science fiction novel likely written in the early to mid-20th century. The story revolves around a man named Pete Miller, who suffers from debilitating headaches and lives a frustrating life filled with incessant noise and turmoil. However, he discovers an unusual power that allows him to influence and even disable mechanical devices, which catapults him into a world of intrigue and danger as various factions seek to harness his abilities. The opening of the book introduces Pete as he navigates his noisy existence, including tensions with his wife, Helen, and interactions with friends at a local bar. Amidst his struggle with a headache, Pete unwittingly begins to realize that his wishes have the power to affect the world around him, notably causing a television to smoke and malfunction. This realization sets him on a path of self-discovery and conflict, eventually leading to his capture by government agents who seek to exploit his newfound abilities. As the narrative unfolds, it raises questions about freedom, power, and the implications of his extraordinary skill in a world rife with technological dependence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nOriginal publication data not identified aScience fiction1 aOrban, Paul,d1896-1974 0aProduced from Space Science Fiction May and July 1953.40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32889 c73735d73735