Sense from Thought Divide

audiobook

Sense from Thought Divide

by Mark Clifton

EN·~1 hours·3 chapters

Chapters

3 total
1

Part 1

31:25
2

Part 2

31:19
3

Part 3

13:37

Description

In a bustling office, the narrator is interrupted by a mysterious Swami clothed in a black cloak and a stiff‑laced lieutenant from the Pentagon’s Poltergeist Section. The lieutenant, Lieutenant Murphy, delivers an odd briefing: the military wants a half‑dozen male‑type poltergeists, and the Swami is expected to demonstrate telekinetic power on a simple ash tray. The scene crackles with dry humor as the civilian questions the Army’s judgment while the Swami calmly declares himself an “instrument of infinite wisdom,” not a stage magician.

The story balances bureaucratic absurdity with a hint of the supernatural, inviting listeners into a world where secret government programs, mystic practitioners, and skeptical professionals collide. As the narrator navigates this surreal request, the tension builds around whether the Swami’s abilities are real or merely illusion, setting the stage for a quirky, tense adventure that tests belief, competence, and the thin line between thought and sense.

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Language

en

Duration

~1 hours (73K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

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

Release date

2007-09-05

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

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Mark Clifton

1906–1963

Best remembered for sharp, idea-driven science fiction, this mid-century writer brought an unusual mix of psychology, satire, and big speculative questions to his stories. His work includes the Hugo-winning novel They'd Rather Be Right, written with Frank Riley.

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