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The Happy Unfortunate by Robert Silverberg
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Spacers were bred to be tall and strong, Earthers were bred to be short and petite |
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Title: The Happy Unfortunate
Author: Robert Silverberg
Length: short story
First Publication: Amazing Stories, 1957
What the Story is About: Spacers were bred to be tall and strong, Earthers were bred to be short and petite – adapted to their environments.
Dekker, back from space, found great physical changes in the people of Earth; changes that would have horrified him five years before. But now, he wanted to be like the rest—even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it.
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Categories: 1950-1959 • Amazing Stories • Genetics & Mutations • Short Fiction • Silverberg - Robert
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