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050 4 _aPS
100 1 _aFritch, Charles E.,
_d1927-2012
245 1 0 _aOffice call
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2024
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aProduced from Fantastic Universe October 1954.
500 _aRelease date is 2024-08-21
508 _aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Office Call" by Charles E. Fritch is a science fiction short story written in the mid-20th century. The narrative revolves around Dr. Rawlings, a psychiatrist, and his encounters with peculiar patients that challenge his understanding of reality and sanity. The primary topic delves into themes of mental instability, alternate realities, and the implications of advanced scientific theories in a way that intertwines psychological insight with a touch of the fantastical. In the story, Dr. Rawlings is visited by Charles T. Moore, a theoretical mathematician who believes he has discovered a way to access alternate universes through his theories on space and time. After sharing an astounding account of how he inadvertently brought a woman from Mars into his life, Moore seeks Rawlings' help in regaining his control over this phenomenon. The tale unfolds as Dr. Rawlings grapples with the reality of Moore's experiences while dealing with his own frustrations and fantasies, including thoughts of a much-coveted chicken farm. The story culminates in a twist that leaves the psychiatrist questioning the nature of his own reality, highlighting the thin line between madness and genius in a world where the extraordinary could easily seep into the mundane. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cNew York, NY: King-Size Publications, Inc., 1954
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
653 _aPsychiatrists -- Fiction
653 _aMathematicians -- Fiction
830 0 _aProduced from Fantastic Universe October 1954.
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74287
999 _c115012
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