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Think Blue, Count Two
1963
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"Think Blue, Count Two" is a science fiction short story by Cordwainer Smith, set in his Instrumentality of Mankind future history. The story revolves around a psychological trip-wire installed to prevent an atrocity on a sleeper ship. Originally published in Galaxy Magazine in February 1963, it was awarded the 1990 Seiun Award for Best Foreign Language Short Story of the Year.

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Author

Cordwainer Smith
Cordwainer Smith
Author · 28 books

Pseudonym of: Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger Linebarger also employed the literary pseudonyms "Carmichael Smith" (for his political thriller Atomsk), "Anthony Bearden" (for his poetry) and "Felix C. Forrest" (for the novels Ria and Carola). Linebarger was also a noted East Asia scholar and expert in psychological warfare.

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