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| 100 | 1 | _aNydahl, Joel | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | _aLesson for Today |
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_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2021 |
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| 490 | 1 | _aProduced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy May 1953 | |
| 500 | _aRelease date is 2021-08-27 | ||
| 508 | _aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net | ||
| 520 | _a"Lesson for Today" by Joel Nydahl is a science fiction story written in the early 1950s. The narrative follows Helen and her child, Robbie, as they navigate a post-apocalyptic world ravaged by nuclear devastation. The book explores themes of survival, motherhood, and the impacts of warfare on humanity, emphasizing the struggles faced by the last remaining survivors in a world destroyed by their own creations. In the story, Helen and Robbie find themselves inexplicably spared from the bomb's destruction, existing under an invisible protective dome. As they journey through a desolate landscape seeking Helen's husband, Johnny, they encounter the haunting emptiness of abandoned towns and the remnants of a once-thriving civilization. However, their hopes are shattered when they discover Johnny's skeletal remains, leaving Helen devastated. As radiation sickness begins to affect Robbie, the story culminates in a heart-wrenching tragedy, with Helen realizing that she is left with nothing after losing both her husband and child. The tale serves as a poignant reminder of the fragility of life and the consequences of humanity's choices. (This is an automatically generated summary.) | ||
| 534 | _nOriginal publication data not identified | ||
| 653 | _aScience fiction | ||
| 653 | _aShort stories | ||
| 653 | _aMothers and sons -- Fiction | ||
| 653 | _aHuman-alien encounters -- Fiction | ||
| 653 | _aApocalyptic fiction | ||
| 830 | 0 | _aProduced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy May 1953 | |
| 856 | 4 | 0 | _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66151 |
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