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100 1 _aMacLean, Katherine,
_d1925-2019
245 1 4 _aThe Natives
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2010
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aProduced Science Fiction Stories 1953.
500 _aRelease date is 2010-10-06
508 _aProduced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"The Natives" by Katherine MacLean is a science fiction story written during the early to mid-20th century. The narrative explores the fascinating interaction between extraterrestrial beings and a human aircraft, highlighting the theme of energy absorption and the mysterious connection between different worlds. The story delves into concepts of speed, energy, and the potential consequences of encountering unknown forces. In "The Natives," a young entity and its grandfather observe an approaching black object, which turns out to be a fast-moving spaceship. The excitement builds as the young one feels an exhilarating surge of energy while trying to match the speed of the object. Meanwhile, a pilot aboard a stratoliner grapples with the persistent alarms of imminent collision with small, glowing creatures that are present in the vicinity. As the beings absorb energy from the ship and exhibit various light patterns, the tension between human technology and these mysterious entities unfolds, raising questions about the nature of their interaction and the boundaries between their respective worlds. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
830 0 _aProduced Science Fiction Stories 1953.
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33843
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