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by Arthur Dekker Savage

EN·~31 minutes·1 chapter

Chapters

1 total

31:34

Description

In a future where the government guarantees every comfort, boredom has become the real rebellion. Allen Kinderwood spends his final night in the city’s main park, wandering among perfectly synchronized crowds while waiting for a coveted Departure Permit that could finally let him leave the sameness behind. The night feels endless until a striking woman in a bright orange cloak, Nedda Marsh, steps into his path, her presence shaking the calm routine he’s tried to maintain.

Their unexpected encounter spirals into a charged, whispered date that defies the strict social codes governing intimacy. As the two navigate the glossy, controlled world of C Sector, the chemistry between them hints at something more daring than a simple night out. Their brief connection promises a glimpse of spontaneity in a society built on order, leaving listeners curious about how far they’ll risk the system for a moment of true feeling.

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Language

en

Duration

~31 minutes (30K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net

Release date

Oct 21, 2009

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

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Arthur Dekker Savage

A mid-century science fiction writer whose short novels and stories imagined space travel, atomic catastrophe, and survival under pressure. His work appeared in the pulp-magazine era and has stayed in circulation through later reprints and public-domain editions.

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