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050 4 _aPS
100 1 _aEllison, Harlan,
_d1934-2018
245 1 4 _aThe untouchable adolescents
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2024
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 _aEarth-Kyba War
490 1 _aProduced from Super-Science Fiction February 1957.
500 _aRelease date is 2024-04-19
508 _aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"The Untouchable Adolescents" by Ellis Hart is a science fiction short story written in the mid-20th century. The narrative is set on the alien planet Diamore, which faces imminent destruction due to volcanic eruptions. The story explores themes of communication, misunderstanding, and the challenges of providing help to a society that is not only young in age but also in experience and wisdom. In the story, Captain Luther Shreve and his Psych Officer Karl Teller arrive on Diamore to offer assistance after discovering the planet's devastating future. However, their attempts to communicate with the telepathic inhabitants, the Diamoraii, are met with distrust and resistance. Despite Shreve's sincere desire to help, the young alien race, scarred by previous exploitation, rejects their offer, believing they do not need external assistance. As the planet begins to erupt, Shreve struggles with his inability to save them, highlighting the tragic consequences of pride and the difficulty of understanding different cultures. The narrative ends on a note of sadness and reflection, emphasizing the complexities of interstellar interactions and the often painful lessons learned by both parties. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cNew York, NY: Headline Publications, Inc., 1956
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
653 _aHuman-alien encounters -- Fiction
653 _aTelepathy -- Fiction
653 _aLife on other planets -- Fiction
700 1 _aFreas, Kelly,
_d1922-2005
830 0 _aEarth-Kyba War
830 0 _aProduced from Super-Science Fiction February 1957.
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73433
999 _c114158
_d114158