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Short Story

James P. Crow

1954

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In a society governed by robots, humans are kept subordinate through a supposedly meritocratic system of examinations. One unusually successful man begins rising through the ranks, challenging the accepted order.

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Work history

  1. no later than Mar 17, 1953

    Composition: no later than Mar 17, 1953

    Latest supported composition boundary based on agency receipt evidence.

    Medium confidence
  2. Mar 17, 1953

    Received by Scott Meredith Literary Agency

    Mar 17, 1953

  3. May 1954

    First published May 1954

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