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D.E. Kesler  
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 More options Jan 27 1999, 3:00 am
Newsgroups: alt.horror.cthulhu
From: "D.E. Kesler" <e...@fantasm.org>
Date: 1999/01/27
Subject: Re: TSOU - In the Walls of Eryx
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Hello,

I thank you, sir.  Although I did not realize that Fredric Brown wrote
the story that I read in Reader's Digest all those years ago, I am
somewhat familiar with his work.  I believe the tale you might be
thinking about is entitled "Answer."  This tale is a bit longer than the
two sentence example you provided, but it is very short indeed - about
two-hundred words.  Hell, I would give you an outline of the tale, but
it would probably be longer than the real McCoy.  Did the tale you were
thinking about involve a super computer?

Regards and Best Wishes,

Donald Eric Kesler

GoffsCA wrote:

> >Subject: Re: TSOU - In the Walls of Eryx
> >From: "D.E. Kesler" <e...@fantasm.org>
> >Date: 1/23/99 3:35 AM MST

> >Wow.  I am amazed.  I assumed that no one else would know what the hell
> >I was talking about.  So, I read Frederic Brown at a very early age, and
> >I did not even know it.  That is too cool.  Now that I know the title
> >and author, I'll see if I can round up a copy of the tale.  I have to
> >find out if the actual tale is as enjoyable as my feeble memory of the
> >tale.  I thank you both.

> It's in one of the volumes of the *Science Fiction Hall of Fame*, which may be
> in the local library.  AFAIK it's out of print, but I've been lucky and I have
> my own set.  The three volumes don't have, IIRC, anything newer than the 60s,
> but it's high class stuff.

> Also IIRC Brown wrote the shortest SF story in the world, the title of which I
> disremember:

> "The last man on earth sat in his room.  There was a knock at the door."

> Or something like that.


 
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