Here is another clue: Ray Bradbury wrote of this story-"I wrote the story and put it away long years before the civil rights movement; it is a product of its era, and I believe that it stands the test of time."
Clever lad! I can unofficially confirm that you are correct. BT will have to give the official confirmation, of course. I thought his original clue was a very good one - accurate without giving too much away.
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Hello, Brother Tarkas! I know it's my turn, but I was too busy to select and type out a quotation...until now.
Name this Ray Bradbury story:
"He got out of bed quietly, went to the closet, took out an overcoat, a hat, an umbrella, slipped them on, his eyes fixed upon the midnight floor, not seeing the clock which pointed to the hours long after midnight [...]"
Hi! This is from "The Walker in the Night" a story in MASKS. Its about a sleepwalker and the relationship with his spouse. Initially, I had an image of Mr. Koberman from "The Man Upstairs" from this passage.
Originally posted by Brother Tarkas: ...This is from "The Walker in the Night" a story in MASKS...
Correct! I was hoping to fox everyone by using a quote with the phrase "long after midnight" (the title of a different story and short story collection) in it, but there's no foxing B.Tarkas.
Englishmen can say 'bro', but has Doctor Who ever said it?
Okay here is the new quote:
" A wind came up and blew in the dry papyrus and sifted the ancient wrappings and trembled the curious hands and softly twiched the lips of their old/new four-thousand -year nighttime visitor, whispering."