Project Gutenberg 2010-05-02 Public domain in the USA. 108 Aycock, Roger D. 1914 2004 Dee, Roger Starr, John Connell Clean Break Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Clean Break" by Roger D. Aycock is a science fiction novella written in the early 1950s. The story revolves around Oliver Watts, a veterinarian whose mundane life takes an extraordinary turn when he encounters a wealthy recluse and is drawn into a world filled with exotic animals, mysterious beings, and unexpected adventures. The novella explores themes of obligation, self-discovery, and escape from a humdrum existence. The narrative follows Oliver as he reluctantly adheres to family pressures to become a veterinarian, setting aside his childhood dreams of adventure. His life changes dramatically when he treats a polar bear owned by the eccentric millionaire Mr. Furnay, which leads him to discover that Mr. Furnay and his entourage are actually aliens. Amid the chaos, he encounters the captivating yet enigmatic Perrl-high-C-trill-and-A-above, who turns out to be involved with the alien creatures. Through a series of events, Oliver learns that his dull life can be transformed into an exhilarating journey, ultimately choosing to join the performers of an interstellar circus with Perrl, escaping the constraints he once thought defined him. This story highlights the allure of adventure and the potential for personal growth through unexpected circumstances. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32212/32212-h/images/cover.jpg en Science fiction Short stories Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Veterinarians -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 62441 62451 2024-09-13T13:29:18.244536 2023-09-14T07:32:52.592302 text/html text/html 58577 2010-05-02T12:39:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 143064 2010-05-02T12:39:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 137024 2024-09-13T13:29:20.158528 application/epub+zip 136081 2024-09-13T13:29:18.621513 application/epub+zip 85022 2024-09-13T13:29:18.415502 application/epub+zip 175381 2024-09-13T13:29:21.564501 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 167642 2024-09-13T13:29:19.963512 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 117409 2022-09-15T03:34:04.954052 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 54593 54490 2024-09-13T13:29:18.098503 2023-09-14T07:32:52.462292 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 54492 2010-05-02T12:39:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 21745 2010-05-02T12:39:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 54483 2010-05-02T12:39:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21727 2010-05-02T12:39:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21279 2024-09-13T13:29:21.704495 application/rdf+xml 33112 2024-09-13T13:29:18.488512 image/jpeg 5077 2024-09-13T13:29:18.451504 image/jpeg 149366 2024-09-13T13:29:18.268514 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