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100 1 _aHorne, Anderson
245 1 4 _aThe Day of the Dog
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 If Worlds of Science Fiction June 1958.
500 _aRelease date is 2009-11-23
508 _aProduced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"The Day of the Dog" by Anderson Horne is a science fiction novella published in the mid-20th century. The story takes place in a contemporary setting, featuring a couple navigating the Caribbean while dealing with the consequences of a failed satellite mission. The likely topic centers around the mysterious outcome of the manned satellite mission and its implications, particularly focusing on the unexpected and bizarre phenomenon surrounding the dog Laika, which leads to unsettling explorations of life, science, and disaster. The narrative follows Bill and Carol Anderson, who, during their sailing trip, discover the remains of a dog believed to be from a Russian satellite that had been launched years prior. As they inspect the remains, they realize that the dog's body is undergoing a strange transformation, ultimately exhibiting plant-like growths. The situation escalates as they attempt to alert authorities, revealing the potential threat of this bizarre cellular reaction. As they race against time to warn scientists about the unfolding horror, the novella explores themes of scientific curiosity, unintended consequences of experimentation, and the fragility of human understanding in the face of the unknown. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
700 1 _aEmshwiller, Ed,
_d1925-1990
830 0 _aProduced from If Worlds of Science Fiction June 1958.
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30528
999 _c71374
_d71374