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050 4 _aPS
100 1 _aLafferty, R. A.,
_d1914-2002
245 1 0 _aIn the Garden
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, March 1961
500 _aRelease date is 2019-12-23
508 _aProduced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"In the Garden" by R. A. Lafferty is a science fiction short story published in the early 1960s. The narrative revolves around a space exploration crew who discovers a peculiar moon that appears to be a pristine garden inhabited by only two individuals, Ha-Adamah and Hawwah, who mirror the biblical Adam and Eve. The thematic exploration touches on concepts of innocence, paradise, and the nature of humanity. The story begins with the crew of the spaceship Little Probe landing on a seemingly idyllic moon where they encounter the two glowing inhabitants. The inhabitants engage with the crew in a dialogue that raises profound questions about identity, existence, and the nature of "people." The captain, Stark, and his crew grapple with the paradox of a perfect paradise that is devoid of civilization while also revealing their skepticism about its authenticity. As they explore the garden and partake in its bountiful fruits, they grow increasingly enchanted, until the captain expresses a profound belief in its purity. However, the tale culminates in an ironic twist, as the crew learns that the paradise may be a construct by a malevolent serpent, unveiling the fragility of the perfect world they believed they encountered. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
653 _aLife on other planets -- Fiction
653 _aOuter space -- Exploration -- Fiction
830 0 _aProduced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, March 1961
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61007
999 _c101833
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