Table of contentsIntroduction 1988 essay by David G. HartwellHarrison Bergeron 1961 story by Kurt Vonnegut JrForgetfulness 1937 story by John W. Campbell JrSpecial Flight 1939 story by John BerrymanChronopolis 1960 story by J.G. BallardTriceratops 1974 st
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