Project Gutenberg 2009-10-25 Public domain in the USA. 135 Marlowe, Stephen 1928 2008 Lesser, Milton Thames, C. H. Ridgway, Jason Chase, Adam Wilder, Stephen Granger, Darius John Lesser, Milt Black Eyes and the Daily Grind Produced from If Worlds of Science Fiction March 1952. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Black Eyes and the Daily Grind" by Milton Lesser is a science fiction story written in the early 1950s. The narrative revolves around the bizarre consequences that arise when a couple, Judd and Lindy Whitney, bring an unusual creature from Venus, named Black Eyes, back to Earth. The book explores themes of adaptation, the effects of extraneous stimuli on both living beings and society, and showcases how a seemingly innocuous pet can lead to a city-wide phenomenon of apathy and inertia. The story begins with Judd and Lindy on a hunting trip in the exotic jungles of Venus, where they encounter the peculiar creature Black Eyes, which has the unique ability to emit waves that induce a sense of laziness and relaxation in surrounding organisms. After bringing Black Eyes back to their bustling New York home, its presence disrupts life in the city as individuals become increasingly lethargic, resulting in a complete standstill in productivity. As chaos ensues, scientists attempt to comprehend Black Eyes' influence, concluding that its ability to induce calm poses a threat to societal function. Ultimately, the Whitneys face a heartbreaking decision regarding Black Eyes' fate as they seek a solution to quell the crisis while grappling with their emotional attachment to the creature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 86.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels Category: American Literature 57859 2025-08-12T11:33:40.474257 text/html 34150 2024-10-24T20:29:09 text/html 233705 2025-08-12T11:33:45.815275 application/epub+zip 232024 2025-08-12T11:33:43.409271 application/epub+zip 86124 2025-08-12T11:33:42.230250 application/epub+zip 369530 2025-08-12T11:33:47.481247 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 360903 2025-08-12T11:33:45.026277 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 148571 2022-09-14T05:44:41.155285 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 50318 2025-08-12T11:33:40.207250 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 30455 2024-10-24T20:29:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 50237 2021-01-05T18:43:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20247 2025-08-12T11:33:47.608218 application/rdf+xml 12396 2025-08-12T11:33:42.742247 image/jpeg 3094 2025-08-12T11:33:42.473235 image/jpeg 154786 2021-01-05T18:43:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 19608 2021-01-05T18:43:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 232020 2025-08-12T11:33:40.488267 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia