02478cam a22003733u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000520011324500160016526400510018130000470023233600260027933700260030533800360033149000610036750000310042850801080045952012620056753400450182965300200187465300180189465300260191265300210193865300240195983000610198385600430204499900170208758827UtSlPG20260610134345.0mcr n260607r2019||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aMarks, Winston K.q(Winston Kinney),d1915-197910aWedding Day 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2019  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aProduced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, January 1955  aRelease date is 2019-02-04  aProduced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net  a"Wedding Day" by Winston K. Marks is a science fiction story written in the early 1950s. The narrative explores themes of polygamous marriage in a futuristic setting where societal conditions have drastically changed the dynamic between the sexes. The book likely highlights the intricacies of forming emotional and cognitive connections among multiple partners within a shared marital arrangement.  The story centers on four women—Polly, June, Doris, and Sue—who are about to marry Hollis Jamison, the sole man among them in a world where men significantly outnumber women. The narrative unfolds on their wedding day, just moments before the ceremony. As they prepare, the women engage in playful arguments and express their individual anxieties regarding the union. They possess a unique connection through telepathy, which reinforces their bond and signifies the unity required for their marriage cell. Despite their different personalities and skills, they have been matched to complement each other, with shared hopes of a future that includes starting a family. The story culminates in the ceremony, where Hollis ceremoniously places rings on each of their fingers, signifying their new life together. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aScience fiction  aShort stories  aPsychological fiction  aWomen -- Fiction  aWeddings -- Fiction 0aProduced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, January 195540uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58827  c99654d99654