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100 1 _aAycock, Roger D.,
_d1914-2004
245 1 0 _aWailing Wall
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2016
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 Galaxy Science Fiction July 1952
500 _aRelease date is 2016-01-16
508 _aProduced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Wailing Wall" by Roger D. Aycock is a science fiction novel that appears to have been written in the early 1950s. The story unfolds on the alien planet Sadr III, where a group of Terran colonists is struggling to understand the disoriented human natives affected by the oppressive influence of the Hymenop aliens, who have long since abandoned the planet. The novel explores themes of communication, mental health, and the essential human need for emotional connection through dialogue and sharing one's troubles. The narrative centers around the character Farrell, who, after regaining consciousness in a labyrinthine alien dome, discovers the residents of Sadr III are in a catastrophic state due to their inability to share their thoughts and feelings with one another. The Hymenops had installed robotic counselors that served to mediate the natives' emotional exchanges, but with the power systems disabled, this communication line is severed, leading to panic and suicide among the inhabitants. As Farrell and his crew work to reactivate the Ringwave generator, they grapple with the implications of their own humanity and the vital need for emotional catharsis, ultimately recognizing that the natives' predicament is a result of enforced isolation rather than insanity. The story culminates in a resolution that permits the Sadr III natives to resume their natural interconnectedness, suggesting the importance of shared human experience. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
653 _aPsychological fiction
653 _aSpace colonies -- Fiction
700 1 _aEmshwiller, Ed,
_d1925-1990
830 0 _aProduced from Galaxy Science Fiction July 1952
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50940
999 _c91778
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