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   The True Melissa to All   
   The Martian Chronicles (was Re: SF: Book   
   02 Feb 26 15:05:20   
   
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   From: thetruemelissa@gmail.com   
      
   Verily, in article <20260202105936.0000758d@gmail.com>, did   
   commodorejohn@gmail.com deliver unto us this message:   
   >   
   > On Mon, 2 Feb 2026 12:25:41 -0500   
   > The True Melissa  wrote:   
   >   
   > > I love short stories from the Golden Age. I recently reread Isaac   
   > > Asimov's collected short stories, and I enjoyed it very much.   
   >   
   > Definitely =^_^= Finally crossed "The Martian Chronicles" off my to-do   
   > list last year; "There Will Come Soft Rains" has long been a favorite,   
   > but there's just a *pile* of other good stuff in there.   
      
   The one I can't forget is "Dark They Were, And Golden-Eyed." "Mars Is   
   Heaven!" was also pretty memorable.   
      
   It's interesting that they're not all set on the same Mars, or at least   
   they don't appear to be.   
      
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