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100 1 _aNydahl, Joel
245 1 0 _aLesson for Today
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2021
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 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
999 _c106973
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