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100	1		_aGarson, Bill, _d1917-2000
245	1	0	_aAcid Bath
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2009
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aProduced from Planet Stories July 1952.
500			_aRelease date is 2009-06-19
508			_aProduced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
520			_a"Acid Bath" by Vaseleos Garson is a science fiction story likely written in the early 1950s. The narrative follows Jon Karyl, a Lone Watcher stationed on an asteroid, who finds himself confronting mysterious invaders known as the Steel-Blues. The story delves into themes of survival and ingenuity in the face of extraterrestrial threat, featuring Karyl's desperate attempts to warn Earth as he becomes a subject of experimentation by the aliens. As the plot unfolds, Karyl encounters the Steel-Blues, who reveal their intent to invade Earth for its resources. They subject him to a mysterious liquid they call "hemlock," which is intended to dissolve metal but unexpectedly allows Karyl to survive due to his organic composition. The tension builds as Karyl frantically sends a distress signal to the Space Patrol, racing against time to inform them of the impending invasion. In a twist, the aliens misjudge Karyl's resilience to their "torture," and ultimately, their downfall comes at the hands of the SP ship, which retaliates using water against the metallic creatures. The story concludes with Karyl's victory over his captors and a hint of the unknown origins of the Steel-Blues. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_nOriginal publication data not identified
653			_aScience fiction
653			_aShort stories
700	1		_aVestal, Herman B., _d1916-2007
830		0	_aProduced from Planet Stories July 1952.
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29159
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