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Second Sight by Alan E. Nourse
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The eyes are perfect, beautiful gray eyes, he says, and the optic nerves and auditory nerves are perfectly functional. The defect isn’t there. It’s deeper. |
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Title: Second Sight
Author: Alan E. Nourse
Length: short story
First Publication: Fantastic Universe, 1956
What the Story is About: “There was no anatomical defect—Dr. Custer was right about that. The eyes are perfect, beautiful gray eyes, he says, and the optic nerves and auditory nerves are perfectly functional. The defect isn’t there. It’s deeper. Too deep ever to change it.” A woman with psi powers is an experimental test subject. See Wikipedia for spoilers.
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Categories: 1950-1959 • Anatomy & Physiology • Neuroscience • Nourse - Alan E. • Short Fiction
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