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    Am I Still There?
    Am I Still There?
    Am I Still There?
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    Am I Still There?

    By James R. Hall and Leo Summers

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArchive Classics
    Release dateNov 26, 2013
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      Am I Still There? - James R. Hall

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      Title: Am I Still There?

      Author: James R. Hall

      Illustrator: Leo Summers

      Release Date: December 26, 2009 [EBook #30763]

      Language: English

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      This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction September 1963. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.

      AM I STILL THERE?

      Which must in essence, of course,

      simply be the question "What do I

      mean by 'I'?"

      by JAMES R. HALL

      ILLUSTRATED BY LEO SUMMERS

      Lee slid off the examining table and began buttoning his shirt. He had had a medical examination every six months of his adult life, and it always seemed strange to him that, despite the banks of machines the doctor had which could practically map a man from a single cell outward, each examination always entailed the cold end of a stethoscope against his chest.

      He tucked his shirt into his pants and turned to the examining doctor who was writing on a chart.

      Well? Lee asked him.

      Sound as a dollar, replied the doctor. Of course Dr. Flotman or Dr. Roberts might turn up something on their electronic monsters, but I see no reason why we can't go ahead on schedule.

      Lee felt

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