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100 1 _aTeichner, Albert
245 1 0 _aWorld in a Mirror
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2020
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _aProduced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, September 1962
500 _aRelease date is 2020-01-28
508 _aProduced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"World in a Mirror" by Albert Teichner is a science fiction novella written in the early 1960s. The story revolves around the first interstellar expedition of humanity, exploring a distant planet inhabited by a humanoid species known as the Newtaneans. The narrative delves into themes of cultural misunderstanding and the consequences of human recklessness in a foreign environment. The plot follows a science chronicler who is part of a space expedition that encounters the Newtaneans. Tension arises when a reckless crew member named Hacker disregards warnings and engages in actions that result in disaster, specifically when he consumes food that is chemically incompatible with human biology, leading to his untimely death. This tragic incident acts as a catalyst for reflecting on the complexities of interspecies relationships and the inherent dangers of cultural encounters. The story concludes with the protagonist contemplating the underlying differences between civilizations and the potential for conflict rooted in fundamental biological distinctions. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
653 _aHuman-alien encounters -- Fiction
653 _aDiplomacy -- Fiction
830 0 _aProduced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, September 1962
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61257
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