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Short Story

The Eyes Have It

1953

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About this story

A reader becomes convinced that an ordinary book has exposed an alien presence on Earth. Taking familiar expressions literally, he assembles an alarming case from the smallest turns of phrase.

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Work history

  1. no later than May 13, 1953

    Composition: no later than May 13, 1953

    Latest supported composition boundary based on agency receipt evidence.

    Medium confidence
  2. May 13, 1953

    Received by Scott Meredith Literary Agency

    May 13, 1953

  3. Late 1953

    First published Late 1953

    Science Fictions Stories