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100 1 _aDe Ford, Miriam Allen,
_d1888-1975
245 1 0 _aNot Snow Nor Rain
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2019
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aProduced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, November 1959
500 _aRelease date is 2019-11-18
508 _aProduced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Not Snow Nor Rain" by Miriam Allen De Ford is a science fiction story written in the late 1950s. The narrative follows Sam Wilson, a dedicated mail carrier, on his last day of work before retirement as he becomes embroiled in a mysterious situation involving undelivered letters to a nonexistent address. The book delves into themes of curiosity, the mundane versus the extraordinary, and the implications of extraterrestrial life—a topic that resonates with Wilson's passion for science fiction. The story begins with Sam Wilson reflecting on his impending retirement from his job as a postman. During his last delivery, he encounters a series of letters addressed to "Orville K. Hesterson, Time-Between-Time," which he is unable to deliver due to the strange address. After retirement, his obsession with these undeliverable letters leads him down a rabbit hole of investigation, culminating in a confrontation with Hesterson, who reveals himself to be an alien scout gathering information for an impending invasion of Earth. The tale combines elements of intrigue and humor as Wilson navigates this bizarre situation, ultimately finding himself ensnared in a much larger cosmic scheme than he had ever anticipated. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
653 _aHuman-alien encounters -- Fiction
653 _aOlder men -- Fiction
700 1 _aEmshwiller, Ed,
_d1925-1990
830 0 _aProduced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, November 1959
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/60725
999 _c101551
_d101551