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050 4 _aPS
100 1 _aGarrett, Randall,
_d1927-1987
245 1 0 _aHanging by a Thread
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 Analog Science Fact & Fiction August 1961.
500 _aRelease date is 2009-10-21
508 _aProduced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Hanging by a Thread" by David Gordon is a science fiction short story written during the early 1960s. The narrative revolves around the crew of the interplanetary cargo vessel "Persephone", who face a dire situation when their ship encounters a catastrophic event in space. The story explores themes of human ingenuity and problem-solving in the face of technological failure. The plot follows Jayjay Kelvin, a businessman and avid reader, as he and the crew deal with the aftermath of a catastrophic explosion caused by a small yet highly energetic piece of debris. As the crew assesses their critical situation, they discover that their emergency communication devices, called screamers, cannot function due to a design flaw. With limited resources and time running out, Jayjay utilizes his keen analytical skills to propose a clever solution involving a makeshift tool to rectify the issue. The narrative highlights his leadership and ability to inspire cooperation among the crew members, ultimately leading to their survival when they successfully establish contact for rescue. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
700 1 _aDouglas
830 0 _aProduced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction August 1961.
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30308
999 _c71155
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