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From: jrrt@ahuta.UUCP (r.mitchell)
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Subject: Re: Looking for obscure juveniles (really story pointer)
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Gary Traveis, (gnome@olivee.UUCP):
	How about a short story called The House.  It is about a futuristic
	house on the outskirts of a city that has been recently nuked.  One
	of the things I remember was the little robotic mice that tried to 
	keep the inside of the house clean as it started to fall apart.  
	(no mention of where it got it's power from...)

A few of the minor details are off, Gary, but I bet you're thinking
of Ray Bradbury's "There Will Come Soft Rains," found in his MARTIAN
CHRONICLES collection.  It is indeed a simple, yet powerful story.
Bradbury isn't appreciated as much as he could (should?) be.

Rob Mitchell
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There will come soft rains and the smell of the ground,
And swallows circling with their shimmering sound...
			- Sara Teasdale