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The narrative opens in a peaceful rural village where the arrival of outsiders revives an old local curse and unsettles the community. It then moves into subterranean discovery, revealing strange origins, ancient tombs, and a recovered papyrus that triggers peril and escape. After a devastating war the survivors return, take to the air, and journey beyond the solar system to Jupiter and other worlds, encountering alien societies, rituals, and prolonged enmities. The tale concludes with moral reckonings and transformative visions as characters face sacrifice and judgment while imagining a reorganized, ostensibly perfected social order.

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Title: The Perfect World: A romance of strange people and strange places

Author: Ella M. Scrymsour

Release date: December 27, 2019 [eBook #61028]
Most recently updated: October 17, 2024

Language: English

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THE PERFECT WORLD
A ROMANCE OF STRANGE PEOPLE AND STRANGE PLACES

BY
ELLA SCRYMSOUR
LONDON
EVELEIGH NASH & GRAYSON LTD.
148 STRAND
PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN BY
THE NORTHUMBERLAND PRESS LTD., THORNTON STREET, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE
To
MY TWO DEAR ONES