Project Gutenberg 2010-06-08 Public domain in the USA. 115 Trimble, Louis 1917 1988 Trimble, Louis Preston Emshwiller, Ed 1925 1990 Emsh Emsh, Ed Alexander, Ed Emshwiller, Edmund A. Willer EMSH Probability Produced from IF Worlds of Science Fiction April 1954. Produced by Greg Weeks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Probability" by Louis Trimble is a science fiction short story written during the early 1950s. The narrative explores the life of Mike Murphy, a bartender, and his interactions with a peculiar customer named Rabelais Pettis, who seems to lead a mundane life yet harbors a secret involving time travel and probability. The story blends humor and speculative elements, particularly focusing on the impacts of small choices on future outcomes. The plot unfolds as Mike Murphy develops a friendship with Rabelais, witnessing his transformation from a timid regular into a wealthy man who can manipulate time. After a series of raucous events, they embark on adventures through the near future, experiencing changes in wealth, status, and even potential fame for Mike. However, the tale pivots when Mike learns that their previous timeline may lead to catastrophic consequences, and Rabelais wants to guide him towards a path of political influence to avert disaster. The story culminates as Mike navigates the challenges of this new trajectory, maintaining a sense of uncertainty about the impact of their actions on future history while ultimately embracing the changes ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/32739/32739-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 93.1 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Time travel -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Humour 43763 2025-07-13T09:52:23.716067 text/html 39773 2021-01-06T17:40:20 text/html 270676 2025-07-13T09:52:25.463054 application/epub+zip 269494 2025-07-13T09:52:24.136049 application/epub+zip 75027 2025-07-13T09:52:23.885064 application/epub+zip 443775 2025-07-13T09:52:26.630062 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 436648 2025-07-13T09:52:25.215058 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 102860 2022-09-15T06:08:28.687349 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 36492 2025-07-13T09:52:23.603048 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 36330 2021-01-06T17:40:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20993 2025-07-13T09:52:26.758053 application/rdf+xml 23052 2025-07-13T09:52:23.952190 image/jpeg 3956 2025-07-13T09:52:23.919040 image/jpeg 267592 2021-01-06T17:40:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 14146 2021-01-06T17:40:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 278979 2025-07-13T09:52:23.727104 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 en.wikipedia