Project Gutenberg 2020-02-12 Public domain in the USA. 153 Lory, Robert 1936 Lore, Robert Edward Rundown Produced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, May 1963 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Rundown" by Robert Lory is a science fiction short story published in the early 1960s. The narrative revolves around a man who finds himself disoriented and lost in an urban environment, grappling with the confusion of his identity and circumstances. The story delves into themes of desperation and the human condition, especially as reflected through societal perceptions and interactions. The protagonist wakes up in a subway station without any memory of who he is or how he ended up there. As he wanders through the city, his deteriorated appearance and desperate plea for a dime highlight his struggles. His encounter with a group of bar patrons leads to a violent confrontation when he attempts to steal from one of them. However, after being struck down, the man requests a dime once more, hinting at a deeper, integral purpose tied to this seemingly trivial coin. The story culminates in a sense of intrigue, leaving readers pondering the significance of the dime and the man's peculiar situation, particularly regarding the slot in his chest that he uses to deposit the coins. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 93.8 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 35214 2025-09-24T09:50:59.860392 text/html 11533 2024-10-17T16:23:53 text/html 94847 2025-09-24T09:51:01.428400 application/epub+zip 93690 2025-09-24T09:51:00.220401 application/epub+zip 77552 2025-09-24T09:51:00.017452 application/epub+zip 126406 2025-09-24T09:51:02.501387 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 119774 2025-09-24T09:51:01.236455 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 103714 2022-09-27T18:06:02.701755 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 28904 2025-09-24T09:50:59.768383 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 9207 2024-10-17T16:23:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16187 2025-09-24T09:51:02.616388 application/rdf+xml 30597 2025-09-24T09:51:00.098384 image/jpeg 5065 2025-09-24T09:51:00.058393 image/jpeg 310784 2025-09-24T09:50:59.868389 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