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Old 05-February-2005, 04:04 AM
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"Chip" Delaney?
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Another quote (prose this time):

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still singingly loudly, not looking back, matching stride for stride, they descended into the valley.
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Hyperion by Dan Simmons.
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Old 07-February-2005, 07:23 PM
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It was the reference to Keats that clinched it. Here you go...

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When his eyes were clear again he saw the monster had passed and was rushing landward. Big iron upperworks rose out of this headlong structure, and from that twin funnels projected and spat a smoking blast shot with fire.
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Old 07-February-2005, 08:04 PM
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War of the Worlds, wells!
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Old 08-February-2005, 09:33 AM
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Yup, it's the Thunder Child charging the Martians. Seemed appropriate at the moment! You're up.
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Old 08-February-2005, 01:33 PM
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Thanks, GG.

Found a used book store this weekend with a shelf of 50's and 60's Galaxy and Astounding. A buck apiece. So, from there:

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Work and pray,
Live on hay.
You'll get pie
In the sky
When you die-
It's a lie!
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well, it's from the ballad "Joe Hill," but I'm not sure under whose standards that would count as sci-fi, so I'm guessing you're quoting something else.
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Old 08-February-2005, 06:29 PM
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borrowing from ToSeek, above:

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The attribution is correct, much to my surprise. (In the book I got it from, it's unattributed, and I foolishly assumed it was original to the author. So much for my liberal arts education....)
Thou mayest ditto me on that.

It's a snippet from the story (and it's a short story), a satirical short story, late 50's.
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well, the satire does clearly explain why they'd quote that particular ballad. (hey, I'm a bard in the SCA; I know songs. however, it seems I don't know sci-fi as well as I thought I did.)
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The story first appeared in 1958 and was anthologized in 1964. The author is well-known for fantasy as well as SF.
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I guess Ray Bradbury, because that's always a safe guess. no clue about the story, though.

if we have learned nothing else, it's to always attribute quotes used in a story--at least admit that you're using a quote. someone will always assume you wrote it yourself.
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Old 09-February-2005, 11:22 PM
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Roundabout clue: the author had a fondness for both cats and mice. So to speak.
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Old 10-February-2005, 03:20 AM
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Cordwainer Smith?
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Old 10-February-2005, 03:33 AM
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Not Cordwainer Smith.

Quote:
Made up of tiny wheaten motes
And reinforced with sturdy oats
It rises through the air and floats-
The bread on which all Terra dotes!
And there is no doubt that this is a rather odd story.
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it reminds me of something I read once about an episode of the old TV show Topper written by Stephen Sondheim. but once again, I'm guessing I'm wrong. ('cause he obviously prefers Jets and Sharks to cats and mice.)
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Old 10-February-2005, 11:57 PM
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We need a hint here.

If you figure out the author you will have definitely moved into the big time.
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Old 11-February-2005, 07:38 AM
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Heinlein? Seems to easy... He does likes cats, though, especially the kind that walks through doors.
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Old 11-February-2005, 08:10 AM
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Walls, I think.

I thought I was being clever, thinking of "Ballad of C'Mell" and "Game of Rats and Dragons" (okay, not mice, exactly...)

If there was anything even slightly Australian about those verses I'd be guessing A. Betram Chandler. But maybe I'm thinking that because I've been reading a lot of Grimes lately.
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