Project Gutenberg 2016-08-11 Public domain in the USA. 104 Leiber, Fritz 1910 1992 Leiber, Fritz Reuter Pederson, John X Marks the Pedwalk Reading ease score: 62.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "X Marks the Pedwalk" by Fritz Leiber is a futuristic science fiction novel written during the early to mid-20th century. The book explores the tensions and violent conflicts between two factions: pedestrians and motorists in a society where the two groups live in starkly divided urban environments. The narrative delves into themes of societal division and the absurdity of extreme ideologies, examining how innovation can disrupt social order and provoke instability. The storyline begins with a violent incident involving a little old lady and a motorist, setting off a chain of events that escalates into civil strife. As both sides retaliate, organized violence arises within the Slum Ring and the Suburbs, revealing the entrenched animosity between the pedestrians, who are considered the underclass, and the affluent motorists. Amid chaotic skirmishes, representatives from both sides convene to negotiate a truce, resulting in the comically absurd "Wheel-Foot Articles of Agreement." These new regulations, meant to curb hostilities, highlight the ridiculousness of their situation while exposing the increasing absurdity in their society's norms and expectations. Throughout the book, Leiber's satirical tone and vivid imagery encapsulate the surreal landscape of a society divided by technology and ideology. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories Traffic fatalities -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 36993 36996 2024-10-22T04:59:46.754329 2023-09-22T15:53:09.479673 text/html text/html 33366 2016-08-11T10:06:16 text/html; charset=us-ascii 98527 2016-08-11T10:06:16 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 109659 2024-10-22T04:59:48.419422 application/epub+zip 108566 2024-10-22T04:59:47.123332 application/epub+zip 79643 2024-10-22T04:59:46.921333 application/epub+zip 142729 2024-10-22T04:59:49.605390 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 135791 2024-10-22T04:59:48.217344 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 104346 2022-09-24T00:51:14.123936 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 30768 30673 2024-10-22T04:59:46.655385 2023-09-22T15:53:09.382664 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 31027 2016-08-11T10:06:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 12131 2016-08-11T10:06:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20408 2024-10-22T04:59:49.760351 application/rdf+xml 24675 2024-10-22T04:59:46.992311 image/jpeg 4061 2024-10-22T04:59:46.958321 image/jpeg 99362 2024-10-22T04:59:46.761390 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