Project Gutenberg 2009-12-21 Public domain in the USA. 114 Schmitz, James H. 1911 1981 Schmitz, James Henry Summers, Leo 1925 1985 Summers, L.R. Summers, L. R. Summers, Leo Ramon Oneness Produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction May 1963. Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Oneness" by James H. Schmitz is a science fiction novella written in the early 1960s. The story is set in a future where Earth is governed by an organization called the Machine, which has maintained strict control over its population for a century and a half. The novella explores themes of power, morality, and the struggle for freedom as it follows a character named Rainbolt, a member of the Mars Convicts who seeks to introduce the revolutionary principles of Oneness to Earth. In the narrative, Rainbolt is captured during an interrogation by the Machine's directors, who are desperate to learn the secrets of a new stardrive developed by the Mars Convicts after they escaped from penal settlements on Mars. Through a combination of drugging, hypnosis, and nerve stimulation, the Machine tries to extract valuable information from him. However, Rainbolt possesses an extraordinary ability to connect with others through his philosophy of Oneness, leading to shared experiences among the machine's top officials. As Rainbolt advocates for change, it becomes evident that the Machine, despite its rigid structure, is beginning to face a transformation as the influence of Oneness takes hold. Ultimately, the novella poses questions about free will and the nature of control, as Rainbolt unwittingly reshapes attitudes within the Machine, paving the way for a new era of governance on Earth. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 65945 2025-08-12T13:23:32.319931 text/html 62348 2009-12-21T08:38:44 text/html 147618 2025-08-12T13:23:36.182892 application/epub+zip 146432 2025-08-12T13:23:33.960925 application/epub+zip 89838 2025-08-12T13:23:32.904933 application/epub+zip 206407 2025-08-12T13:23:37.796897 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 199464 2025-08-12T13:23:35.515904 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 127656 2022-09-14T08:00:20.692890 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 59586 2025-08-12T13:23:32.046909 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 59493 2009-12-21T08:38:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19345 2025-08-12T13:23:37.922883 application/rdf+xml 9590 2025-08-12T13:23:33.394933 image/jpeg 2565 2025-08-12T13:23:33.149916 image/jpeg 78166 2009-12-21T08:38:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 22565 2009-12-21T08:38:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 142746 2025-08-12T13:23:32.331969 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