The Sweeper of Loray

The Sweeper of Loray

The Sweeper of LorayThey had left their spaceship before dawn, in order to witness the sunrise ceremonies...
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Author: Sheckley, Robert,1928-2005
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Language: English
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The Sweeper of Loray

The Sweeper of Loray

$19.99 $9.99

The Sweeper of Loray

$19.99 $9.99
Author: Sheckley, Robert,1928-2005
Format: eBook
Language: English

The Sweeper of Loray

They had left their spaceship before dawn, in order to witness the sunrise ceremonies in the village of Loray, upon the planet of the same name. Sunrise ceremonies, viewed from a proper distance, are often colorful and can provide a whole chapter for an anthropologist's book; but Loray, as usual, proved a disappointment. Without fanfare, the sun rose, in answers to prayers made to it the preceding night. Slowly it hoisted its dull red expanse above the horizon, warming the topmost branches of the great rain-forest that surrounded the village. And the natives slept on.... Not all the natives. Already the Sweeper was out, cleaning the debris between huts with his twig broom. He slowly shuffled along, human-shaped but unutterably alien. The Sweeper's face was a stylized blank, as though nature had drawn there a preliminary sketch of intelligent life. His head was strangely knobbed and his skin was pigmented a dirty gray. The Sweeper sang to himself as he swept, in a thick, guttural voice. In only one way was the Sweeper distinguishable from his fellow Lorayans: painted across his face was a broad black band. This was his mark of station, the lowest possible station in that primitive society. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 51545
Author: Sheckley, Robert
Release Date: Mar 24, 2016
Format: eBook
Language: English

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