02294cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000280011324500260014126400510016730000470021833600260026533700260029133800360031749000460035350000310039950801080043052012350053853400450177365300200181865300180183870000110185683000460186785600430191351688UtSlPG20260610134206.0mcr n260607r2016||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aHarmon, Jim,d1933-201014aThe Air of Castor Oil 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2016  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aProduced from Galaxy Magazine August 1961  aRelease date is 2016-04-07  aProduced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net  a"The Air of Castor Oil" by Jim Harmon is a science fiction novella published in the early 1960s. The narrative is centered around a main character who finds himself trapped in a conflict between the past and the present, highlighting themes of nostalgia and existential crisis. Through the protagonist's journey, the novella delves into the psychological effects of time travel and memory, blurring the line between reality and imagination.  In the story, Hilliard Turner becomes increasingly obsessed with the world of World War I aviation, spending his time in a small bookstore that specializes in vintage air-war magazines. As Turner immerses himself in nostalgia, he begins to lose touch with reality, leading to dangerous encounters with authorities who misunderstand his intentions. This gripping tale explores Turner's struggle against a society that tries to imprison him in the present, while he longs for the experiences and memories of a past he may have never truly lived. Ultimately, as he confronts a psychiatrist who reveals the shocking truth about his condition, Turner’s journey becomes a reflection on identity and the influence of nostalgia on human experience. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aScience fiction  aShort stories1 aWalker 0aProduced from Galaxy Magazine August 196140uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/51688