diff options
| -rw-r--r-- | .gitattributes | 3 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | 28924-h.zip | bin | 0 -> 11810 bytes | |||
| -rw-r--r-- | 28924-h/28924-h.htm | 722 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | 28924.txt | 576 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | 28924.zip | bin | 0 -> 10810 bytes | |||
| -rw-r--r-- | LICENSE.txt | 11 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | README.md | 2 |
7 files changed, 1314 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6833f05 --- /dev/null +++ b/.gitattributes @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@ +* text=auto +*.txt text +*.md text diff --git a/28924-h.zip b/28924-h.zip Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..fc53ac7 --- /dev/null +++ b/28924-h.zip diff --git a/28924-h/28924-h.htm b/28924-h/28924-h.htm new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c61698d --- /dev/null +++ b/28924-h/28924-h.htm @@ -0,0 +1,722 @@ +<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" + "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd"> + +<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"> + <head> + <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=iso-8859-1" /> + <meta http-equiv="Content-Style-Type" content="text/css" /> + <title> + The Project Gutenberg eBook of Collector's Item, by Robert F. Young + </title> + <style type="text/css"> + + p {margin-top: .75em; text-align: justify; margin-bottom: .75em;} + h1,h2 {text-align: right; font-weight: normal; line-height: 2em;} + body {margin-left: 10%; margin-right: 10%;} + .trn {border: solid 1px; margin: 3em 15%; padding: 1em; text-align: justify;} + .dcap {text-transform: uppercase;} + .bk1 {margin: 1em auto 3em; border-top: solid 2px; border-bottom: solid 2px;} + .bk2 {float: left; width: 15em; margin: 1em 2em 1em 0;} + .pr1 {line-height: 1.5em; margin-top: 4em;} + p.cap:first-letter {float: left; margin-right: .05em; padding-top: .05em; font-size: 300%; line-height: .8em; width: auto;} + .smcap {font-variant: small-caps; text-transform: lowercase; font-style: normal;} + + </style> + </head> +<body> + + +<pre> + +The Project Gutenberg EBook of Collector's Item, by Robert F. Young + +This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with +almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or +re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included +with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org + + +Title: Collector's Item + +Author: Robert F. Young + +Release Date: May 22, 2009 [EBook #28924] + +Language: English + +Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 + +*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK COLLECTOR'S ITEM *** + + + + +Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online +Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net + + + + + + +</pre> + + +<div class="bk1"><p><i><small>We've often wondered what would happen if Robert Young should cease to be +a lyrically intense writer for a story or two, forsaking the bright, poetic worlds +of <span class="smcap">MISS KATY THREE</span> and <span class="smcap">THE FIRST SWEET SLEEP OF NIGHT</span> to become dispassionately +analytical on a cosmic scale. Now we know! He'd chill us to the +bone by setting two squixes to brooding over a never-to-be born Earth, exactly +as he has done here. And thrill us, too—with the liveliest kind of entertainment.</small></i></p></div> + +<div class="bk2"><h1><b>collector's<br /> +item</b></h1> + +<h2><small><i>by ... Robert F. Young</i></small></h2> + +<p class="pr1"><b><big>Very trivial things can go into the weaving +of a nest. The human race, for instance—</big></b></p></div> + +<p class="cap"><span class="dcap">The condensation</span> of the histories +of ten thousand races into +a text concise enough to fit into a +single volume had been a task of +unprecedented proportions. There +had been times when the Galactic +Historian had doubted whether +even his renowned abilities were up +to the assignment that the Galactic +Board of Education had so lightly +tossed his way, times when he had +thrown up his hands—all five of +them—in despair. But at last the +completed manuscript lay before +him on his desk with nothing but +the final reading remaining between +it and publication.</p> + +<p>The Galactic Historian repeatedly +wiped his brows as he turned the +pages. It was a warm night, even +for Mixxx Seven. Now and then, +a tired breeze struggled down from +the hills and limped across the lowlands +to the Galactic University +buildings. It crept into the Galactic +Historian's study via the open door +and out again via the open windows, +fingering the manuscript each +time it passed but doing nothing +whatsoever about the temperature.</p> + +<p>The manuscript was something +more than a hammered-down history +of galactic achievement. It was +the ultimate document. The two +and seventy thousand jarring texts +that it summarized had been systematically +destroyed, one by one, +after the Galactic Historian had +stripped them of their objective information. +If an historical event +was not included in the manuscript, +it failed as an event. It ceased to +have reality.</p> + +<p>The responsibility was the Galactic +Historian's alone and he did not +take it lightly. But he had a lot on +his minds and, of late, he hadn't +been sleeping well. He was overworked +and over-tired and over-anxious. +He hadn't seen his wives +for two Mixxx months and he was +worried about them—all fifty of +them.</p> + +<p>He never should have let them +take the Hub cruise in the first +place. But they'd been so enthusiastic +and so eager that he simply +hadn't had the hearts to let them +down. Now, despite his better +judgments, he was beginning to +wonder if they might not be on the +make for another coordinator.</p> + +<p>Wives trouble, on top of all his +chronological trouble, was too +much. The Galactic Historian could +hardly be blamed for wanting to +see the last of the manuscript, for +wanting to transmit it to his publishers, +potential hiatuses and all, +and take the next warp for the +Hub.</p> + +<p>But he was an historian—<i>the</i> +historian, in fact—and he persisted +heroically in his task, rereading +stale paragraphs and checking +dreary dates, going over battles and +conquests and invasions and interregnums. +Despite his mood and +despite the heat, the manuscript +probably would have arrived at his +publishers chronologically complete. +So complete, in fact, that +schoolteachers all over the galaxy +would have gotten the textbook +they had always wanted—a concise +chronicle of everything that had +ever happened since the explosion +of the primeval atom, a history +textbook that no other history textbook +could contradict for the simple +reason that there were no other +history textbooks.</p> + +<p>As it was, they got the textbook, +but it did not contain everything +that had ever happened. Not quite.</p> + +<p>Two factors were responsible for +the omission. The first was an +oversight on the part of the Galactic +Historian. With so much on his +minds, he had forgotten to number +the pages of the manuscript.</p> + +<p>The second factor was the breeze.</p> + +<p>The breeze was the ultimate archfiend +and there can be no question +as to its motivation. Nothing short +of sheer malice could have caused +it suddenly to remember its function +after neglecting that function +all evening.</p> + +<p>All evening it had been tiptoeing +down the hillsides and across the +lowlands as though it was afraid +of disturbing a single blade of grass +or a single drooping leaf. And +then, at the crucial moment, it +huffed and puffed itself up into a +little hurricane, charged down upon +the Galactic University buildings +and whooshed through the Galactic +Historian's study like a band of +interstellar dervishes.</p> + +<p>Unfortunately, the Galactic Historian +had begun to wipe his brows +at the very moment of the breeze's +entry. While the act was not a complicated +one, it did consume time +and monopolize attention. It is not +surprising, therefore, that he failed +to witness the theft. Neither is it +surprising that he failed to notice +afterwards that the page he had +been checking was gone.</p> + +<p>He was, as previously stated, +overworked, over-tired, and over-anxious +and, in such a state, even +a Galactic Historian can skip a +whole series of words and dates +and never know the difference. A +hiatus of twenty thousand years is +hardly noticeable anyway. Galactically +speaking, twenty thousand +years is a mere wink in time.</p> + +<p>The breeze didn't carry the page +very far. It simply whisked it +through a convenient window, deposited +it beneath a xixxix tree and +then returned to the hills to rest. +But the choice of a xixxix tree is +highly significant and substantiates +the malicious nature of the breeze's +act. If it had chosen a muu or a +buxx tree instead, the Galactic Historian +might have found the page +in the morning when he took his +constitutional through the university +grounds.</p> + +<p>However, since a xixxix tree was +selected, no doubt whatever can remain +as to the breeze's basic motivation. +Articles of a valuable nature +just aren't left beneath xixxix trees. +Everybody knows that squixes live +in xixxix trees and everybody +knows that squixes are collectors. +They collect all sorts of things, +buttons and pins and twigs and +pebbles—anything at all, in fact, +that isn't too big for them to pick +up and carry into their xixxix tree +houses.</p> + +<p>They have been called less kind +things than collectors. Thieves, for +example, and scavengers. But collectors +are what they really are. +Collecting fulfills a basic need in +their mammalian makeup; the possession +of articles gives them a +feeling of security. They love to +surround their little furry bodies +with all sorts of odds and ends, and +their little arboreal houses are +stuffed with everything you can +think of.</p> + +<p>And they simply adore paper. +They adore it because it has a practical +as well as a cultural value.</p> + +<p>Specifically, they adore it because +it is wonderful to make hammocks +out of.</p> + +<p>When the two squixes in the +xixxix tree saw the page drift to the +ground, they could hardly believe +their eyes. They chittered excitedly +as they skittered down the trunk. +The page had hardly stopped fluttering +before it was whisked aloft +again, clenched in tiny squix +fingers.</p> + +<p>The squixes wasted no time. It +had been a long while since the +most cherished of all collector's +items had come their way and they +needed a new hammock badly. +First, they tore the page into strips, +then they began to weave the strips +together.</p> + +<p><i>—1456, Gut. Bi. pr.; 1492, Am. +dis.; 1945, at. b. ex. Almgdo.; +1971, mn. rchd.</i>, they wove.</p> + +<p><i>—2004, Sir. rchd.; 2005-6, Sir.—E. +wr.; 2042, Btlgs. rchd.; +2043-4, Btlgs.—E. wr.</i></p> + +<p>They wove and wove and wove.</p> + +<p><i>15,000, E. Emp. clpsd.; 15,038, +E. dstryd.; Hist. E., end of.</i></p> + +<p>It was a fine hammock, the best +the two squixes had ever wove. But +they didn't sleep well that night. +They twisted and turned and tossed, +and they dreamed the most +fantastic dreams—</p> + +<p>Which isn't particularly surprising, +considering what they were +sleeping on. Sleeping on the history +of Earth would be enough to +give anybody nightmares.</p> + +<p>Even squixes.</p> + +<div class="trn"><b>Transcriber's Note:</b> +This etext was produced from <i>Fantastic Universe</i> September 1956. +Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. +copyright on this publication was renewed. Minor spelling and +typographical errors have been corrected without note.</div> + + + + + + + + +<pre> + + + + + +End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Collector's Item, by Robert F. Young + +*** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK COLLECTOR'S ITEM *** + +***** This file should be named 28924-h.htm or 28924-h.zip ***** +This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: + https://www.gutenberg.org/2/8/9/2/28924/ + +Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online +Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net + + +Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions +will be renamed. + +Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no +one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation +(and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without +permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, +set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to +copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to +protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project +Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you +charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you +do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the +rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose +such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and +research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do +practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is +subject to the trademark license, especially commercial +redistribution. + + + +*** START: FULL LICENSE *** + +THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE +PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK + +To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free +distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work +(or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project +Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project +Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at +https://gutenberg.org/license). + + +Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm +electronic works + +1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm +electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to +and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property +(trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all +the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy +all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. +If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project +Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the +terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or +entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. + +1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be +used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who +agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few +things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works +even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See +paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project +Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement +and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic +works. See paragraph 1.E below. + +1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" +or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project +Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the +collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an +individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are +located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from +copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative +works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg +are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project +Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by +freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of +this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with +the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by +keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project +Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. + +1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern +what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in +a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check +the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement +before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or +creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project +Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning +the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United +States. + +1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: + +1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate +access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently +whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the +phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project +Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, +copied or distributed: + +This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with +almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or +re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included +with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org + +1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived +from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is +posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied +and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees +or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work +with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the +work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 +through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the +Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or +1.E.9. + +1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted +with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution +must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional +terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked +to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the +permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. + +1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm +License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this +work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. + +1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this +electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without +prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with +active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project +Gutenberg-tm License. + +1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, +compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any +word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or +distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than +"Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version +posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.org), +you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a +copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon +request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other +form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm +License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. + +1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, +performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works +unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. + +1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing +access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided +that + +- You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from + the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method + you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is + owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he + has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the + Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments + must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you + prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax + returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and + sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the + address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to + the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." + +- You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies + you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he + does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm + License. You must require such a user to return or + destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium + and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of + Project Gutenberg-tm works. + +- You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any + money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the + electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days + of receipt of the work. + +- You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free + distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. + +1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm +electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set +forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from +both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael +Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the +Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. + +1.F. + +1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable +effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread +public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm +collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic +works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain +"Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or +corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual +property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a +computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by +your equipment. + +1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right +of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project +Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project +Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project +Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all +liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal +fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT +LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE +PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE +TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE +LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR +INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH +DAMAGE. + +1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a +defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can +receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a +written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you +received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with +your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with +the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a +refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity +providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to +receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy +is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further +opportunities to fix the problem. + +1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth +in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS' WITH NO OTHER +WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO +WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. + +1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied +warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. +If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the +law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be +interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by +the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any +provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. + +1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the +trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone +providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance +with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, +promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, +harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, +that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do +or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm +work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any +Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. + + +Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm + +Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of +electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers +including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists +because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from +people in all walks of life. + +Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the +assistance they need are critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's +goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will +remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project +Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure +and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. +To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation +and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 +and the Foundation web page at https://www.pglaf.org. + + +Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive +Foundation + +The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit +501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the +state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal +Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification +number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at +https://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg +Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent +permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. + +The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. +Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered +throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at +809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email +business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact +information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official +page at https://pglaf.org + +For additional contact information: + Dr. Gregory B. Newby + Chief Executive and Director + gbnewby@pglaf.org + + +Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg +Literary Archive Foundation + +Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide +spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of +increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be +freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest +array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations +($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt +status with the IRS. + +The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating +charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United +States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a +considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up +with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations +where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To +SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any +particular state visit https://pglaf.org + +While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we +have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition +against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who +approach us with offers to donate. + +International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make +any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from +outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. + +Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation +methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other +ways including including checks, online payments and credit card +donations. To donate, please visit: https://pglaf.org/donate + + +Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic +works. + +Professor Michael S. Hart was the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm +concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared +with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project +Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. + + +Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed +editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. +unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily +keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. + + +Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: + + https://www.gutenberg.org + +This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, +including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary +Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to +subscribe to our email newsletter to hear about new eBooks. + + +</pre> + +</body> +</html> diff --git a/28924.txt b/28924.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b3b1538 --- /dev/null +++ b/28924.txt @@ -0,0 +1,576 @@ +The Project Gutenberg EBook of Collector's Item, by Robert F. Young + +This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with +almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or +re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included +with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org + + +Title: Collector's Item + +Author: Robert F. Young + +Release Date: May 22, 2009 [EBook #28924] + +Language: English + +Character set encoding: ASCII + +*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK COLLECTOR'S ITEM *** + + + + +Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online +Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net + + + + + + + + + + _We've often wondered what would happen if Robert Young should cease + to be a lyrically intense writer for a story or two, forsaking the + bright, poetic worlds of MISS KATY THREE and THE FIRST SWEET SLEEP + OF NIGHT to become dispassionately analytical on a cosmic scale. Now + we know! He'd chill us to the bone by setting two squixes to + brooding over a never-to-be born Earth, exactly as he has done here. + And thrill us, too--with the liveliest kind of entertainment._ + + + collector's + item + + _by ... Robert F. Young_ + + + Very trivial things can go into the weaving + of a nest. The human race, for instance-- + + +The condensation of the histories of ten thousand races into a text +concise enough to fit into a single volume had been a task of +unprecedented proportions. There had been times when the Galactic +Historian had doubted whether even his renowned abilities were up to the +assignment that the Galactic Board of Education had so lightly tossed +his way, times when he had thrown up his hands--all five of them--in +despair. But at last the completed manuscript lay before him on his desk +with nothing but the final reading remaining between it and publication. + +The Galactic Historian repeatedly wiped his brows as he turned the +pages. It was a warm night, even for Mixxx Seven. Now and then, a tired +breeze struggled down from the hills and limped across the lowlands to +the Galactic University buildings. It crept into the Galactic +Historian's study via the open door and out again via the open windows, +fingering the manuscript each time it passed but doing nothing +whatsoever about the temperature. + +The manuscript was something more than a hammered-down history of +galactic achievement. It was the ultimate document. The two and seventy +thousand jarring texts that it summarized had been systematically +destroyed, one by one, after the Galactic Historian had stripped them of +their objective information. If an historical event was not included in +the manuscript, it failed as an event. It ceased to have reality. + +The responsibility was the Galactic Historian's alone and he did not +take it lightly. But he had a lot on his minds and, of late, he hadn't +been sleeping well. He was overworked and over-tired and over-anxious. +He hadn't seen his wives for two Mixxx months and he was worried about +them--all fifty of them. + +He never should have let them take the Hub cruise in the first place. +But they'd been so enthusiastic and so eager that he simply hadn't had +the hearts to let them down. Now, despite his better judgments, he was +beginning to wonder if they might not be on the make for another +coordinator. + +Wives trouble, on top of all his chronological trouble, was too much. +The Galactic Historian could hardly be blamed for wanting to see the +last of the manuscript, for wanting to transmit it to his publishers, +potential hiatuses and all, and take the next warp for the Hub. + +But he was an historian--_the_ historian, in fact--and he persisted +heroically in his task, rereading stale paragraphs and checking dreary +dates, going over battles and conquests and invasions and interregnums. +Despite his mood and despite the heat, the manuscript probably would +have arrived at his publishers chronologically complete. So complete, in +fact, that schoolteachers all over the galaxy would have gotten the +textbook they had always wanted--a concise chronicle of everything that +had ever happened since the explosion of the primeval atom, a history +textbook that no other history textbook could contradict for the simple +reason that there were no other history textbooks. + +As it was, they got the textbook, but it did not contain everything that +had ever happened. Not quite. + +Two factors were responsible for the omission. The first was an +oversight on the part of the Galactic Historian. With so much on his +minds, he had forgotten to number the pages of the manuscript. + +The second factor was the breeze. + +The breeze was the ultimate archfiend and there can be no question as to +its motivation. Nothing short of sheer malice could have caused it +suddenly to remember its function after neglecting that function all +evening. + +All evening it had been tiptoeing down the hillsides and across the +lowlands as though it was afraid of disturbing a single blade of grass +or a single drooping leaf. And then, at the crucial moment, it huffed +and puffed itself up into a little hurricane, charged down upon the +Galactic University buildings and whooshed through the Galactic +Historian's study like a band of interstellar dervishes. + +Unfortunately, the Galactic Historian had begun to wipe his brows at the +very moment of the breeze's entry. While the act was not a complicated +one, it did consume time and monopolize attention. It is not surprising, +therefore, that he failed to witness the theft. Neither is it surprising +that he failed to notice afterwards that the page he had been checking +was gone. + +He was, as previously stated, overworked, over-tired, and over-anxious +and, in such a state, even a Galactic Historian can skip a whole series +of words and dates and never know the difference. A hiatus of twenty +thousand years is hardly noticeable anyway. Galactically speaking, +twenty thousand years is a mere wink in time. + +The breeze didn't carry the page very far. It simply whisked it through +a convenient window, deposited it beneath a xixxix tree and then +returned to the hills to rest. But the choice of a xixxix tree is highly +significant and substantiates the malicious nature of the breeze's act. +If it had chosen a muu or a buxx tree instead, the Galactic Historian +might have found the page in the morning when he took his constitutional +through the university grounds. + +However, since a xixxix tree was selected, no doubt whatever can remain +as to the breeze's basic motivation. Articles of a valuable nature just +aren't left beneath xixxix trees. Everybody knows that squixes live in +xixxix trees and everybody knows that squixes are collectors. They +collect all sorts of things, buttons and pins and twigs and +pebbles--anything at all, in fact, that isn't too big for them to pick +up and carry into their xixxix tree houses. + +They have been called less kind things than collectors. Thieves, for +example, and scavengers. But collectors are what they really are. +Collecting fulfills a basic need in their mammalian makeup; the +possession of articles gives them a feeling of security. They love to +surround their little furry bodies with all sorts of odds and ends, and +their little arboreal houses are stuffed with everything you can think +of. + +And they simply adore paper. They adore it because it has a practical as +well as a cultural value. + +Specifically, they adore it because it is wonderful to make hammocks out +of. + +When the two squixes in the xixxix tree saw the page drift to the +ground, they could hardly believe their eyes. They chittered excitedly +as they skittered down the trunk. The page had hardly stopped fluttering +before it was whisked aloft again, clenched in tiny squix fingers. + +The squixes wasted no time. It had been a long while since the most +cherished of all collector's items had come their way and they needed a +new hammock badly. First, they tore the page into strips, then they +began to weave the strips together. + +_--1456, Gut. Bi. pr.; 1492, Am. dis.; 1945, at. b. ex. Almgdo.; 1971, +mn. rchd._, they wove. + +_--2004, Sir. rchd.; 2005-6, Sir.--E. wr.; 2042, Btlgs. rchd.; 2043-4, +Btlgs.--E. wr._ + +They wove and wove and wove. + +_15,000, E. Emp. clpsd.; 15,038, E. dstryd.; Hist. E., end of._ + +It was a fine hammock, the best the two squixes had ever wove. But they +didn't sleep well that night. They twisted and turned and tossed, and +they dreamed the most fantastic dreams-- + +Which isn't particularly surprising, considering what they were sleeping +on. Sleeping on the history of Earth would be enough to give anybody +nightmares. + +Even squixes. + + + + +Transcriber's Note: + + This etext was produced from _Fantastic Universe_ September 1956. + Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. + copyright on this publication was renewed. Minor spelling and + typographical errors have been corrected without note. + + + + + +End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Collector's Item, by Robert F. Young + +*** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK COLLECTOR'S ITEM *** + +***** This file should be named 28924.txt or 28924.zip ***** +This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: + https://www.gutenberg.org/2/8/9/2/28924/ + +Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online +Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net + + +Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions +will be renamed. + +Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no +one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation +(and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without +permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, +set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to +copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to +protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project +Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you +charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you +do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the +rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose +such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and +research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do +practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is +subject to the trademark license, especially commercial +redistribution. + + + +*** START: FULL LICENSE *** + +THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE +PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK + +To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free +distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work +(or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project +Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project +Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at +https://gutenberg.org/license). + + +Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm +electronic works + +1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm +electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to +and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property +(trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all +the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy +all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. +If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project +Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the +terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or +entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. + +1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be +used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who +agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few +things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works +even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See +paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project +Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement +and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic +works. See paragraph 1.E below. + +1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" +or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project +Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the +collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an +individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are +located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from +copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative +works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg +are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project +Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by +freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of +this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with +the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by +keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project +Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. + +1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern +what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in +a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check +the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement +before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or +creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project +Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning +the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United +States. + +1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: + +1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate +access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently +whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the +phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project +Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, +copied or distributed: + +This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with +almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or +re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included +with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org + +1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived +from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is +posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied +and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees +or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work +with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the +work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 +through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the +Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or +1.E.9. + +1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted +with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution +must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional +terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked +to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the +permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. + +1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm +License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this +work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. + +1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this +electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without +prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with +active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project +Gutenberg-tm License. + +1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, +compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any +word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or +distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than +"Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version +posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.org), +you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a +copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon +request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other +form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm +License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. + +1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, +performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works +unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. + +1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing +access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided +that + +- You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from + the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method + you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is + owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he + has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the + Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments + must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you + prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax + returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and + sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the + address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to + the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." + +- You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies + you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he + does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm + License. You must require such a user to return or + destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium + and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of + Project Gutenberg-tm works. + +- You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any + money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the + electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days + of receipt of the work. + +- You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free + distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. + +1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm +electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set +forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from +both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael +Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the +Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. + +1.F. + +1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable +effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread +public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm +collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic +works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain +"Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or +corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual +property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a +computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by +your equipment. + +1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right +of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project +Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project +Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project +Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all +liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal +fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT +LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE +PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE +TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE +LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR +INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH +DAMAGE. + +1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a +defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can +receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a +written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you +received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with +your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with +the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a +refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity +providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to +receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy +is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further +opportunities to fix the problem. + +1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth +in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS' WITH NO OTHER +WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO +WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. + +1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied +warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. +If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the +law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be +interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by +the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any +provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. + +1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the +trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone +providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance +with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, +promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, +harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, +that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do +or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm +work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any +Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. + + +Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm + +Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of +electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers +including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists +because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from +people in all walks of life. + +Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the +assistance they need are critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's +goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will +remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project +Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure +and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. +To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation +and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 +and the Foundation web page at https://www.pglaf.org. + + +Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive +Foundation + +The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit +501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the +state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal +Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification +number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at +https://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg +Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent +permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. + +The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. +Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered +throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at +809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email +business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact +information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official +page at https://pglaf.org + +For additional contact information: + Dr. Gregory B. Newby + Chief Executive and Director + gbnewby@pglaf.org + + +Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg +Literary Archive Foundation + +Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide +spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of +increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be +freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest +array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations +($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt +status with the IRS. + +The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating +charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United +States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a +considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up +with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations +where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To +SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any +particular state visit https://pglaf.org + +While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we +have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition +against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who +approach us with offers to donate. + +International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make +any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from +outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. + +Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation +methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other +ways including including checks, online payments and credit card +donations. To donate, please visit: https://pglaf.org/donate + + +Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic +works. + +Professor Michael S. Hart was the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm +concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared +with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project +Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. + + +Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed +editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. +unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily +keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. + + +Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: + + https://www.gutenberg.org + +This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, +including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary +Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to +subscribe to our email newsletter to hear about new eBooks. diff --git a/28924.zip b/28924.zip Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..43544f4 --- /dev/null +++ b/28924.zip diff --git a/LICENSE.txt b/LICENSE.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6312041 --- /dev/null +++ b/LICENSE.txt @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +This eBook, including all associated images, markup, improvements, +metadata, and any other content or labor, has been confirmed to be +in the PUBLIC DOMAIN IN THE UNITED STATES. + +Procedures for determining public domain status are described in +the "Copyright How-To" at https://www.gutenberg.org. + +No investigation has been made concerning possible copyrights in +jurisdictions other than the United States. Anyone seeking to utilize +this eBook outside of the United States should confirm copyright +status under the laws that apply to them. diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7a622d0 --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,2 @@ +Project Gutenberg (https://www.gutenberg.org) public repository for +eBook #28924 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/28924) |