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Subject: Re: Orphaned Response
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Date: Wed, 16-Oct-85 12:09:00 EDT
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Re:  Clifford Simak story on duplication

     I believe that the "Outer Limits" episode in question was based on
the book "The Duplicated Man"  by James Blish (or maybe it was Murray
Leinster).  As I remember, the TV episode was quite faithful to the plot
in the book.  (I don't remember if the endings were the same.)

     I would be surprised if Clifford Simak EVER wrote anything like
this book.  His reputation as the "pastoral novelist of SF" is no ac-
cident.  His style of writing would result in a very different novel
if he were to start with the same theme of "personal duplication".

                   -- Mike "thanks for the memories" McCarthy
                      (ihnp4!hpfcla!hpfcms!) mpm