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100 1 _aMcKimmey, James,
_d1923-2011
245 1 0 _aPipe of Peace
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2009
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 _aProduced from If Worlds of Science Fiction May 1953.
500 _aRelease date is 2009-11-01
508 _aProduced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Pipe of Peace" by James McKimmey, Jr. is a science fiction short story that was likely written in the early 1950s. The narrative explores themes of revolution and the human condition, focusing on the struggles of farmers against an increasingly mechanized and oppressive society. The story paints a vivid picture of a farmer who refuses to work, prompting reflections on the power dynamics between labor, technology, and survival. The plot follows Henry, a farmer who decides to stop working the land as a form of protest against the mechanization of agriculture, believing that if all farmers unite to cease their labor, they can disrupt the systems that threaten their livelihoods. His wife, worried about their survival, tries to convince him to return to work, but Henry remains resolute in his stance. The story takes a dark turn when Henry is forcibly taken away by men who represent the mechanized oppression he fears, leaving behind an image of his pipe, symbolizing his lost peace and humanity. This stark conclusion questions the cost of human resistance in a world increasingly governed by machines. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
830 0 _aProduced from If Worlds of Science Fiction May 1953.
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30380
999 _c71226
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