Project Gutenberg 2021-10-24 Public domain in the USA. 93 Cox, Irving E. 1917 2001 Cox, Irving England, Jr. Terry, W. E. 1921 1992 Terry, Willis E. Terry, Bill Export Commodity Produced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy July 1955 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Export Commodity" by Irving E. Cox, Jr. is a science fiction story written in the mid-20th century. The narrative explores themes of humanity and emotion in contrast to cold logic and mechanization, focusing on the character Lieutenant Henig, who is sent to obtain a soil sample from a primitive planet inhabited by a seemingly inferior species. The book delves into the complexities of pervading emotional connections amid a backdrop of interstellar exploration. The story follows Henig's mission as he arrives on a foreign planet, initially underestimating the native inhabitants, whom he views as mere animals lacking civilized qualities. However, encounters with these beings reveal deeply ingrained emotions, particularly love and sacrifice, which starkly contrast with Henig's own society's logic-driven existence. As he navigates the dangers of this world, including violent confrontations and exploration of the emotions exhibited by the aliens, he discovers the profound nature of their connections and ultimately decides against exploiting the planet's resources. Instead, Henig chooses to preserve the unique emotional fabric of this species, leading to a personal transformation that challenges the values of his highly logical civilization. The story makes a poignant statement about the worth of emotional ties over technological superiority. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Extraterrestrial beings -- Fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Earth (Planet) -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 57270 2025-06-26T09:17:54.376792 text/html 33490 2024-10-18T16:50:09 text/html 362050 2025-06-26T09:17:56.208772 application/epub+zip 360896 2025-06-26T09:17:54.911762 application/epub+zip 86726 2025-06-26T09:17:54.549822 application/epub+zip 399920 2025-06-26T09:17:57.361795 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 392312 2025-06-26T09:17:56.009759 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 118436 2022-09-29T22:12:25.573083 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 50967 2025-06-26T09:17:54.280786 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 31161 2024-10-18T16:50:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17601 2025-06-26T09:17:57.484761 application/rdf+xml 25251 2025-06-26T09:17:54.650788 image/jpeg 4357 2025-06-26T09:17:54.599782 image/jpeg 456175 2025-06-26T09:17:54.389791 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