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1954

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A commuter testing a new transportation device discovers tiny people through a flaw in its passageway. His attempts to answer their questions have consequences far beyond his daily journey to work.

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Work history

  1. no later than Apr 20, 1953

    Composition: no later than Apr 20, 1953

    Latest supported composition boundary based on agency receipt evidence.

    Medium confidence
  2. Apr 20, 1953

    Received by Scott Meredith Literary Agency

    Apr 20, 1953

  3. May 1954

    First published May 1954

    If

  4. Source material for The Crack in Space

    The Crack in Space draws on this story in addition to Cantata 140.

    The Crack in Space