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Outside


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Brian W. Aldiss photo
Brian W. Aldiss photo
Brian W. Aldiss photo
Brian W. Aldiss photo
Brian W. Aldiss photo
Brian W. Aldiss photo

“The house was a rambling affair. It had few windows, and such as there were did not open, were unbreakable and admitted no light.”

Outside (1955)
Context: The house was a rambling affair. It had few windows, and such as there were did not open, were unbreakable and admitted no light. Darkness lay everywhere; illumination from an invisible source followed one's entry into a room — the black had to be entered before it faded. Every room was furnished, but with odd pieces that bore little relation to each other, as if there was no purpose for the room. Rooms equipped for purposeless beings have that air about them.

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“We must find out what's wrong here. Either we are victims of some ghastly experiment — or we're all monsters!”

Outside (1955)
Context: "There's a way outside. We're — we've got to find out what we are." His voice rose to an hysterical pitch. He was shaking Calvin again. "We must find out what's wrong here. Either we are victims of some ghastly experiment — or we're all monsters!"

Brian W. Aldiss photo

“There's a way outside. We're — we've got to find out what we are.”

His voice rose to an hysterical pitch. He was shaking Calvin again. "We must find out what's wrong here. Either we are victims of some ghastly experiment — or we're all monsters!"
Outside (1955)

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