02333cam a22003493u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000340011324500150014726400510016230000470021333600260026033700260028633800360031249000590034850000310040750801080043852012040054653400450175065300200179565300180181570000310183383000590186485600430192399900170196651121UtSlPG20260610134157.0mcr n260607r2016||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aSamachson, Joseph,d1906-198010aSpoken For 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2016  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aProduced from Galaxy Science Fiction Fiction July 1955  aRelease date is 2016-02-03  aProduced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net  a"Spoken For" by William Morrison is a science fiction short story that was published in the mid-20th century. The narrative explores themes of identity, love, and the impact of time on human relationships, focusing on the protagonist's struggle to reconnect with his lost family in a future where he has been unwittingly adrift for centuries.   The story revolves around a man named Callendar, who awakens to find himself disoriented and searching for his wife and children after having undergone an experimental treatment called L-treatment, aimed at prolonging life. Set against the backdrop of Ganymede, one of Jupiter’s moons, he encounters Carol Marsh, a woman grappling with her growing feelings for him while learning about his tragic past. As Callendar struggles with the realization that he has been adrift for 200 years—long after his loved ones have passed away—Carol's father, Mr. Marsh, understands the emotional turmoil ahead in revealing this painful truth. The story poignantly captures the tension between hope and despair as it reflects on the profound consequences of technological advancements on human lives and relationships. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aScience fiction  aShort stories1 aEmshwiller, Ed,d1925-1990 0aProduced from Galaxy Science Fiction Fiction July 195540uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/51121  c91959d91959