
A weary commander‑in‑chief finally finds a moment of quiet, musing on the toll of endless duty and the simple pleasures he’s been denied—golf, fishing, a life unshadowed by the Secret Service. As the weight of the Cold War eases, he resolves to step away from the podium, hoping for a few years of his own choosing.
Just as he begins to entertain that thought, his trusted press secretary bursts in with an urgent, cryptic summons: a man has asked the President to meet at the summit of Mount Rainier. The request is shrouded in mystery, and the secretary’s desperate tone hints that the stakes may be higher than any political maneuver.
Caught between a longing for personal freedom and the call of an enigmatic mission, the President must decide whether to answer the mountain’s invitation, setting the stage for a tense, high‑altitude confrontation that could reshape his legacy.
Language
en
Duration
~21 minutes (20K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
Nov 11, 2021
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

A shared science-fiction pseudonym best known for fast-moving tales of alien invasions, perilous futures, and strange worlds. The name is most closely associated with American writer and editor Paul W. Fairman, whose stories also reached the screen.
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