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    <![CDATA[Paycheck and Other Classic Stories By Philip K. Dick]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Electronic mechanic Jennings wakes up with no memory of the past two years of his life -- except that he had agreed to work for Retherick Construction.Payment for his services, now completed, is a bag of seemingly worthless objects: a code key, a ticket stub, a receipt, a length of wire, half a poker chip, a piece of green cloth and a bus token.But when he is confronted by the Special Police, who seem to be investigating Retherick for their own reasons, Jennings finds himself running for his life, realizing that the &quot;worthless&quot; objects are the key to unlocking his recent past, and ensuring that he has a future.</p><p>Viewed by many as the greatest science fiction writer on any planet, Philip K. Dick has written some of the most intriguing, original and thought-provoking fiction of our time.  He has been described by <em>The Wall Street Journal</em> as the man who, &quot;More than anyone else&#133;really puts you inside people's minds.&quot;</p>]]>
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  <body>I really love these stories, but it's so hard for me to gain momentum with short story collections.</body>
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  <recommended_by><![CDATA[Rachel Meibos]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Sat Nov 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Fun, classic sf short stories.  It's amazing how much they reveal the culture of the day (there's one about a Nanny robot who takes care of kids, and the mom still stays home all day).  There's a lot of great ideas here, and some interesting reccurring themes, like insect world dominance, perilous c...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56597497">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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