Project Gutenberg 2010-05-02 Public domain in the USA. 223 Aycock, Roger D. 1914 2004 Dee, Roger Starr, John Connell Clean Break Produced from Galaxy Science Fiction November 1953. Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Clean Break" by Roger D. Aycock is a science fiction novella written in the early 1950s. The story revolves around Oliver Watts, a veterinarian whose mundane life takes an extraordinary turn when he encounters a wealthy recluse and is drawn into a world filled with exotic animals, mysterious beings, and unexpected adventures. The novella explores themes of obligation, self-discovery, and escape from a humdrum existence. The narrative follows Oliver as he reluctantly adheres to family pressures to become a veterinarian, setting aside his childhood dreams of adventure. His life changes dramatically when he treats a polar bear owned by the eccentric millionaire Mr. Furnay, which leads him to discover that Mr. Furnay and his entourage are actually aliens. Amid the chaos, he encounters the captivating yet enigmatic Perrl-high-C-trill-and-A-above, who turns out to be involved with the alien creatures. Through a series of events, Oliver learns that his dull life can be transformed into an exhilarating journey, ultimately choosing to join the performers of an interstellar circus with Perrl, escaping the constraints he once thought defined him. This story highlights the allure of adventure and the potential for personal growth through unexpected circumstances. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/32212/32212-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 59.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Science fiction Short stories Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Veterinarians -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 62602 2025-06-13T08:36:24.923808 text/html 58577 2010-05-02T12:39:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 143064 2010-05-02T12:39:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 136950 2025-06-13T08:36:27.055797 application/epub+zip 135771 2025-06-13T08:36:25.367869 application/epub+zip 84795 2025-06-13T08:36:25.123886 application/epub+zip 175293 2025-06-13T08:36:28.588785 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 167642 2025-06-13T08:36:26.842802 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 117409 2022-09-15T03:34:04.954052 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 54593 2025-06-13T08:36:24.767805 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 54492 2010-05-02T12:39:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 21745 2010-05-02T12:39:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 54483 2010-05-02T12:39:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21727 2010-05-02T12:39:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21745 2025-06-13T08:36:28.753787 application/rdf+xml 33112 2025-06-13T08:36:25.213813 image/jpeg 5077 2025-06-13T08:36:25.169904 image/jpeg 149171 2025-06-13T08:36:24.959796 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