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FROM: "Lucy Lockley" <[removed]@mail.win.org>
REC'D: 10/28/99, 1:42 PM

A co-worker has passed this on to me hoping I will be able to come up with
the answers. I told her I was sure you knowledgeable people out there
could help! A patron wants to find 2 science fiction books he read several
years (not defined) ago but all he could give was descriptions of the
storylines. See his exact wording of descriptions below:

#1: Exploration of space by means of teleportation of robots that are
controlled by telepathy. A controller meets an alien who trades a peice of
his mind with the human. When the human/robot returns to the control
center he must run because he has been "contaminated". The words 'fish
hook' may be part of the story or title.

#2: Alien disease causes skin to become hard and joints to freeze; fatal.
The disease is not really fatal if treated properly. There is an
underground group that is treating the disease. Their locations are
identified by a wagon wheel with one spoke missing.

Any assistance with either of these is appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Lucy M. Lockley, Reference Librarian
McClay Branch Library
St. Charles City-County Library District
St. Charles, MO
636/441.6454 FAX: 636/441.5898
e-mail: [removed]@mail.win.org
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FROM: "Sarah Stein" <[removed]@denver.lib.co.us>
REC'D: 10/28/99, 2:22 PM

The first one is a Clifford Simak story but I'm coming up blank on the
title. Maybe the werewolf principle? I will go check upstairs & see if we
have it; if not I have it at home...

The second is Highways in hiding, by George O. Smith.

sarah

-----Original Message-----
From: Lucy Lockley <[removed]@mail.win.org>
To: [removed]@maillist.nslsilus.org <[removed]@maillist.nslsilus.org>
Date: Thursday, October 28, 1999 1:02 PM
Subject: 2 Science Fiction stories


>
>A co-worker has passed this on to me hoping I will be able to come up with
>the answers. I told her I was sure you knowledgeable people out there
>could help! A patron wants to find 2 science fiction books he read several
>years (not defined) ago but all he could give was descriptions of the
>storylines. See his exact wording of descriptions below:
>
>#1: Exploration of space by means of teleportation of robots that are
>controlled by telepathy. A controller meets an alien who trades a peice of
>his mind with the human. When the human/robot returns to the control
>center he must run because he has been "contaminated". The words 'fish
>hook' may be part of the story or title.
>
>#2: Alien disease causes skin to become hard and joints to freeze; fatal.
>The disease is not really fatal if treated properly. There is an
>underground group that is treating the disease. Their locations are
>identified by a wagon wheel with one spoke missing.
>
>Any assistance with either of these is appreciated. Thanks in advance.
>
>
>
>Lucy M. Lockley, Reference Librarian
>McClay Branch Library
>St. Charles City-County Library District
>St. Charles, MO
>636/441.6454 FAX: 636/441.5898
>e-mail: [removed]@mail.win.org
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FROM: "Lucy Lockley" <[removed]@mail.win.org>
REC'D: 10/28/99, 3:43 PM

Thank you Sarah! I knew I'd get an answer from this list!

Lucy M. Lockley
[removed]@mail.win.org

At 01:30 PM 10/28/99 -0600, you wrote:
>The first one is a Clifford Simak story but I'm coming up blank on the
>title. Maybe the werewolf principle? I will go check upstairs & see if we
>have it; if not I have it at home...
>
>The second is Highways in hiding, by George O. Smith.
>
>sarah
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Lucy Lockley <[removed]@mail.win.org>
>To: [removed]@maillist.nslsilus.org <[removed]@maillist.nslsilus.org>
>Date: Thursday, October 28, 1999 1:02 PM
>Subject: 2 Science Fiction stories
>
>
>>
>>A co-worker has passed this on to me hoping I will be able to come up with
>>the answers. I told her I was sure you knowledgeable people out there
>>could help! A patron wants to find 2 science fiction books he read several
>>years (not defined) ago but all he could give was descriptions of the
>>storylines. See his exact wording of descriptions below:
>>
>>#1: Exploration of space by means of teleportation of robots that are
>>controlled by telepathy. A controller meets an alien who trades a peice of
>>his mind with the human. When the human/robot returns to the control
>>center he must run because he has been "contaminated". The words 'fish
>>hook' may be part of the story or title.
>>
>>#2: Alien disease causes skin to become hard and joints to freeze; fatal.
>>The disease is not really fatal if treated properly. There is an
>>underground group that is treating the disease. Their locations are
>>identified by a wagon wheel with one spoke missing.
>>
>>Any assistance with either of these is appreciated. Thanks in advance.
>>
>>
>>
>>Lucy M. Lockley, Reference Librarian
>>McClay Branch Library
>>St. Charles City-County Library District
>>St. Charles, MO
>>636/441.6454 FAX: 636/441.5898
>>e-mail: [removed]@mail.win.org
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FROM: "Dennis K. Lien" <[removed]@tc.umn.edu>
REC'D: 10/29/99, 8:44 AM

The first is indeed a Simak story: it's TIME IS THE SIMPLEST THING from
1961 (which was first serialied in ANALOG magazine as "The Fisherman").

Dennis Lien / U of Minnesota Libraries // [removed]@tc.umn.edu


>Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 13:30:05 -0600
>From: "Sarah Stein" <[removed]@denver.lib.co.us>
>Subject: Re: 2 Science Fiction stories
>
>The first one is a Clifford Simak story but I'm coming up blank on the
>title. Maybe the werewolf principle? I will go check upstairs & see if we
>have it; if not I have it at home...

>
>sarah
>
>- -----Original Message-----
>From: Lucy Lockley <[removed]@mail.win.org>
>To: [removed]@maillist.nslsilus.org <[removed]@maillist.nslsilus.org>
>Date: Thursday, October 28, 1999 1:02 PM
>Subject: 2 Science Fiction stories
>
>
>>
>>A co-worker has passed this on to me hoping I will be able to come up with
>>the answers. I told her I was sure you knowledgeable people out there
>>could help! A patron wants to find 2 science fiction books he read several
>>years (not defined) ago but all he could give was descriptions of the
>>storylines. See his exact wording of descriptions below:
>>
>>#1: Exploration of space by means of teleportation of robots that are
>>controlled by telepathy. A controller meets an alien who trades a peice of
>>his mind with the human. When the human/robot returns to the control
>>center he must run because he has been "contaminated". The words 'fish
>>hook' may be part of the story or title.
>>

FROM: "L. M. Lockley" <[removed]@mail.win.org>
REC'D: 10/29/99, 2:23 PM

Thank you Denise for the title of the Simak story.


Lucy M. Lockley Phone: 314/441-6454
St. Charles City-County Library Dist. Fax: 314/441-5898
McClay Branch
2760 McClay Road E-mail: [removed]@mail.win.org
St. Charles, MO 63303


Giles: "Demons after money! Whatever happened to the still beating
heart of a virgin? No one has any standards any more!"

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