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 Project Gutenberg 2019-12-06 Public domain in the USA. 122 Bell, James Thirty Degrees Cattywonkus 30° Cattywonkus 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 "Thirty Degrees Cattywonkus" by James Bell is a science fiction short story written in the mid-20th century, specifically in the 1960s. The narrative revolves around the peculiar circumstances faced by newlyweds Ernie Lane and Melinee, who recently moved into a mysterious, expansive house. The story delves into themes of alternate dimensions and reality, as the couple encounters an extra door that inexplicably appears and disappears, leading to a bizarre and surreal adventure tied to their identities and perceptions. The plot follows Ernie as he grapples with his perception of reality when he discovers a mysterious door in his new home, which he initially dismisses as a figment of his imagination. As he confronts the bizarre nature of his surroundings, he becomes entangled in an experiment conducted by beings from another dimension who have mistaken his home for a research site for their interdimensional exploration. The story culminates in Ernie’s struggle against the forces holding him in this alternate reality, leading to a chaotic resolution involving an explosion that ultimately restores the status quo but leaves lingering questions about identity and existence. The tale concludes with a twist that hints at the confusion between dimensions and the nature of Ernie's reality. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Dwellings -- Fiction Newlyweds -- Fiction Experiments -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 51953 2025-07-24T08:24:04.166144 text/html 28330 2024-10-17T15:10:10 text/html 99764 2025-07-24T08:24:06.272157 application/epub+zip 98607 2025-07-24T08:24:04.682132 application/epub+zip 83427 2025-07-24T08:24:04.388178 application/epub+zip 135230 2025-07-24T08:24:07.543165 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 127831 2025-07-24T08:24:06.052185 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 112843 2022-09-27T13:56:08.415729 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 45350 2025-07-24T08:24:04.008159 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 25514 2024-10-17T15:10:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16846 2025-07-24T08:24:07.683114 application/rdf+xml 31059 2025-07-24T08:24:04.511166 image/jpeg 5169 2025-07-24T08:24:04.451136 image/jpeg 301822 2025-07-24T08:24:04.177141 application/octet-stream application/zip