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100 1 _aSchere, Moses,
_d1913-1996
245 1 0 _aMind Worms
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2021
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aProduced from Planet Stories Spring 1948
500 _aRelease date is 2021-01-29
508 _aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Mind Worms" by Moses Schere is a science fiction novella published in the late 1940s. The story takes place in a future where Earth has begun to make contact with alien civilizations, particularly a species residing on Venus, which is rumored to be superior in intellect. The book explores themes of fear, the inferiority complex experienced by humans when faced with more advanced beings, and the nature of communication between different species. The plot centers around an ambassador from Earth traveling to Venus, where communication and understanding with the Venusians become paramount. As he prepares for his landing, he reflects on past encounters with aliens, particularly an old space traveler named Rupert Hoag, who shares a chilling story about glowing, worm-like creatures that they encountered in space. The ambassador grapples with his fear and insecurities about meeting a race that may be vastly more powerful, realizing that previous encounters have left humans psychologically scarred. Ultimately, the story concludes with the ambassador adopting a more confident stance, recognizing that he has time to navigate this new relationship rather than succumbing to panic and fear, thus shifting the perspective on interspecies diplomacy. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
653 _aPsychological fiction
653 _aStorytelling -- Fiction
653 _aHuman-alien encounters -- Fiction
653 _aAmbassadors -- Fiction
700 1 _aMcWilliams, Al,
_d1916-1993
830 0 _aProduced from Planet Stories Spring 1948
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64415
999 _c105238
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