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Fourteen strangers came to Delmak-O. Thirteen of them were transferred by the usual authorities. One got there by praying. But once they arrived on that planet whose very atmosphere seemed to induce paranoia and psychosis, the newcomers found that even prayer was useless. For on Delmak-O, God... read more

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First Sentence

His job, as always, bored him.

Table of Contents

1. In which Ben Tallchief wins a pet rabbit in a raffle.
2. Seth Morley finds out that his landlord has repaired that which symbolizes all Morley believes in.
3. A group of friends gather together, and Sue Smart recovers her faculties.
4. Mary Morley discovers that she is pregnant, with unforeseen results.
5. The chaos of Dr. Babble's fiscal life become too much for him.
6. For the first time Ignatz Thugg is up against a force beyond his capacity.
7. Out of his many investments Seth Morley realizes only a disappointing gain- measured in pennies.
8. Glen Belsnor ignores the warnings of his parents and embarks on a bold sea adventure.
9. We find Tony Dunkelwelt worrying over one of mankind's most ancient problems.
10. Wade Frazer learns that those whose advice he most trusted have turned against him.
11. The rabbit which Ben Tallchief won develops the mange.
12. Roberta Rockingham's spinster aunt pays her a visit.
13. In an unfamiliar train station Betty Jo Bern loses a precious piece of luggage.
14. Ned Russel goes broke.
15. Embittered, Tony Dunkelwelt leaves school and returns to the town in which he was born.
16. After the doctor examines her x-rays, Maggie Walsh knows that her condition is incurable.

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  1. Philip K. Dick (Author)
 

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