Project Gutenberg 2009-10-25 Public domain in the USA. 101 Marlowe, Stephen 1928 2008 Lesser, Milton Thames, C. H. Ridgway, Jason Chase, Adam Wilder, Stephen Granger, Darius John Lesser, Milt Black Eyes and the Daily Grind Produced from If Worlds of Science Fiction March 1952. Reading ease score: 86.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Black Eyes and the Daily Grind" by Milton Lesser is a science fiction story written in the early 1950s. The narrative revolves around the bizarre consequences that arise when a couple, Judd and Lindy Whitney, bring an unusual creature from Venus, named Black Eyes, back to Earth. The book explores themes of adaptation, the effects of extraneous stimuli on both living beings and society, and showcases how a seemingly innocuous pet can lead to a city-wide phenomenon of apathy and inertia. The story begins with Judd and Lindy on a hunting trip in the exotic jungles of Venus, where they encounter the peculiar creature Black Eyes, which has the unique ability to emit waves that induce a sense of laziness and relaxation in surrounding organisms. After bringing Black Eyes back to their bustling New York home, its presence disrupts life in the city as individuals become increasingly lethargic, resulting in a complete standstill in productivity. As chaos ensues, scientists attempt to comprehend Black Eyes' influence, concluding that its ability to induce calm poses a threat to societal function. Ultimately, the Whitneys face a heartbreaking decision regarding Black Eyes' fate as they seek a solution to quell the crisis while grappling with their emotional attachment to the creature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 57736 57741 2025-01-12T12:19:32.967173 2023-09-13T09:52:33.572624 text/html text/html 34150 2024-10-24T20:29:09 text/html 233648 2025-01-12T12:19:38.640163 application/epub+zip 232039 2025-01-12T12:19:36.083176 application/epub+zip 86123 2025-01-12T12:19:34.810165 application/epub+zip 369528 2025-01-12T12:19:40.428168 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 360903 2025-01-12T12:19:37.809187 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 148571 2022-09-14T05:44:41.155285 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 50318 50352 2025-01-12T12:19:32.667177 2023-09-13T09:52:33.360617 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 30455 2024-10-24T20:29:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 50237 2021-01-05T18:43:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20994 2025-01-12T12:19:40.553144 application/rdf+xml 12396 2025-01-12T12:19:35.346170 image/jpeg 3094 2025-01-12T12:19:35.073164 image/jpeg 154786 2021-01-05T18:43:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 19608 2021-01-05T18:43:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 231979 2025-01-12T12:19:32.980198 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia