Project Gutenberg 2019-12-05 Public domain in the USA. 128 Castle, Arnold When Day is Done Produced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, May 1960 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "When Day is Done" by Arnold Castle is a science fiction short story published in the early 1960s. The narrative is set in a future society where individuals participate in recreational jungle runs filled with robotic animals, simulating a hunting experience. The story explores themes of adventure, human resilience, and the complexities of social interactions within a highly controlled urban environment. The protagonist, Bertram J. Bernard, is president of a company and an experienced jungle runner. He begins his run after work and encounters dangers within the jungle, particularly from robotic panthers. During his adventure, he comes to the aid of a young woman who is about to be attacked by these mechanical beasts. After saving her, they share a brief moment of connection before Bernard declines her invitation to join her for a drink. Throughout the story, Bernard reflects on his long history as a jungle runner and his contentment with his life as he returns home to his wife, embodying the blend of thrill and mundanity in this unique futuristic setting. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Hunting -- Fiction Businessmen -- Fiction Commuters -- Fiction Games -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Adventure 38340 2025-07-24T08:20:57.100050 text/html 14318 2024-10-17T15:08:15 text/html 94573 2025-07-24T08:20:58.961048 application/epub+zip 93418 2025-07-24T08:20:57.458045 application/epub+zip 78239 2025-07-24T08:20:57.252086 application/epub+zip 126542 2025-07-24T08:21:00.474085 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 119197 2025-07-24T08:20:58.636100 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 104189 2022-09-27T13:51:07.623766 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 32135 2025-07-24T08:20:57.003046 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 12412 2024-10-17T15:08:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17061 2025-07-24T08:21:03.353055 application/rdf+xml 31059 2025-07-24T08:20:57.337053 image/jpeg 5169 2025-07-24T08:20:57.293097 image/jpeg 296585 2025-07-24T08:20:57.111095 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