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050 4 _aPS
100 1 _aSmith, Richard Rein,
_d1930-
245 1 4 _aThe way out
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aProduced from Infinity June 1958
500 _aRelease date is 2023-10-19
508 _aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"The Way Out" by Richard R. Smith is a science fiction narrative likely written during the mid-20th century. The book discusses the psychological and physical struggles faced by soldiers during an interplanetary war between Earth and an alien race known as the Antarians. The primary topic centers around the concept of manipulating the mental state of soldiers to prevent them from divulging critical military information under torture, exploring themes of pain, consciousness, and survival. The story follows Sergeant Murphy and his comrade Hank as they find themselves surrounded by Antarian forces. As they navigate the chaos of battle, Murphy wrestles with the terrifying possibility of being captured and tortured for information. Amidst the uncertainty, he begins to suspect that they may be prisoners posing as soldiers, a thought that sends him into a spiral of paranoia concerning their reality. The narrative culminates in a twist revealing that their captors have devised a method to drive soldiers insane without their awareness, effectively shielding vital secrets. After a series of intense encounters, the war concludes with a victorious outcome for Earth, leading Murphy to embark on a successful new life filled with unexpected opportunities. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cNew York, NY: Royal Publications, Inc., 1958
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
653 _aWar stories
653 _aPsychological fiction
653 _aHuman-alien encounters -- Fiction
700 1 _aKluga, Richard
830 0 _aProduced from Infinity June 1958
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71910
999 _c112636
_d112636