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050 4 _aPS
100 1 _aWalton, Bryce,
_d1918-1988
245 1 4 _aThe Barrier
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2021
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aProduced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy February 1951
500 _aRelease date is 2021-04-14
508 _aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"The Barrier" by Bryce Walton is a science fiction short story likely written in the early 1950s. The narrative centers around John Stevens, a convict who is offered a chance to earn a pardon by participating in a high-velocity space experiment. The theme of the book explores the boundaries of human experience, the unknowns of space travel, and the psychological and physical challenges faced by those who dare to break through barriers. In the story, Stevens embarks on a perilous mission in a spacecraft designed to surpass the limits of human endurance and speed. As he hurtles through the void of space at unimaginable velocities, he grapples with thoughts of his past and the choice that led him to this moment, reflecting on his guilt over a manslaughter charge. During the test flight, Stevens encounters a surreal experience that leads him to a higher consciousness, where he learns that he has briefly transcended into another realm. Upon his return, he finds himself miraculously unharmed and poised to take on new challenges, yet haunted by the profound experience that hints at mysterious dimensions of existence beyond human understanding. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
653 _aSpace flight -- Fiction
700 1 _aRaymond, Ramon
830 0 _aProduced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy February 1951
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65085
999 _c105908
_d105908