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100 1 _aEvans, Dean
245 1 0 _aHappy Rain Night
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 March 1954
500 _aRelease date is 2021-02-02
508 _aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Happy Rain Night" by Dean Evans is a science fiction short story originally published in the March 1954 issue of Planet Stories. The narrative unfolds on a Martian evening accompanied by a synthi-rain, emphasizing themes of betrayal, desire, and crime within a low-gravity paradise. Set against the backdrop of a gambling city called Fraon, the story explores the entangled lives of its residents, particularly focusing on a woman's quest for retribution. The plot centers around a woman who arrives in Fraon to confront her unfaithful husband, Artie Sterling, who is in the company of another woman. As she navigates the dark underbelly of the city, she successfully robs a croupier to fund her search and ultimately tracks down her husband in Residential Number 327, where she confronts the reality of his betrayal. In a climactic twist, their encounter leads to a fatal confrontation. Afterwards, Artie's other lover and the woman's husband, the Chief of Security, enter the scene, creating a web of deception and tragedy with an unexpected resolution that culminates in a dark reflection on loyalty and loss. The atmosphere of suspense and the dramatic stakes keep readers engaged until the final twist, revealing the complexities of love and vengeance on a night marked by synthetic rain. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
653 _aMan-woman relationships -- Fiction
653 _aMars (Planet) -- Fiction
653 _aCriminals -- Fiction
653 _aSpouses -- Fiction
700 1 _aFreas, Kelly,
_d1922-2005
830 0 _aProduced from Planet Stories March 1954
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64448
999 _c105271
_d105271