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100 1 _aScott, Kevin
245 1 0 _aQuiet, Please
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2007
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aProduced from Worlds of If November 1961.
500 _aRelease date is 2007-05-20
508 _aProduced by Robert Cicconetti, Louise Pryor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Quiet, Please" by Kevin Scott is a science fiction short story written in the early 1960s. The narrative focuses on Groverzb, an individual seeking solitude and peace away from the noisy chatter of human society. The story explores themes of communication and the value (or burden) of silence in a satirically humorous manner. The plot centers on Groverzb's arrival on a planet inhabited by small creatures known as the Little People, who do not communicate verbally, much to Groverzb's delight. Eager to work on his musical compositions without distractions, he quickly finds himself in a conundrum when he discovers that despite the silence from the Little People, his piano produces discordant sounds that he cannot comprehend. After an amusing series of misunderstandings and conflicts, Groverzb is forcibly removed from the planet by the inhabitants, who believe that his insistence on talking is the source of all trouble. The story thus concludes with a humorous twist, reflecting on Groverzb's ironic quest for quiet and how it leads to his abrupt departure due to his own verbal excesses. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
653 _aComposers -- Fiction
830 0 _aProduced from Worlds of If November 1961.
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21541
999 _c62699
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