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100 1 _aRoarke, Jesse
245 1 0 _aRipeness is All
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2013
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aProduced from Fantastic Stories of Imagination May 1962.
500 _aRelease date is 2013-06-26
508 _aProduced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Ripeness is All" by Jesse Roarke is a science fiction novella written during the early 1960s. Set in a futuristic society where human interactions are mediated through androids and controlled environments, the book explores themes of human experience, fulfillment, and the search for deeper meaning beyond mere physical satisfaction. The story serves as a critique of a mechanized existence, questioning the cost of artificial happiness. The narrative follows a man living in a city dominated by androids who cater to every need, creating a superficial sense of contentment. As he grapples with a growing sense of dissatisfaction, he embarks on a journey of discovery, eventually finding a library that opens his eyes to knowledge and the complexities of life. Through interactions with diverse communities and individuals, he moves from a life of shallow pleasures to a quest for genuine understanding and purpose. His journey of awakening leads him to reject the confines of his prior existence and seek a more meaningful life, ultimately culminating in his realization of an essential truth: that true fulfillment requires a connection to deeper truths beyond the mechanized world he once inhabited. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
830 0 _aProduced from Fantastic Stories of Imagination May 1962.
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/43038
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