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17 February 2003, 05:13 PM
LILIANA
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I read a long time ago a short story called "Wondercopy". Does anybody know where I can get it? I'd like to re-read it, now in this clonning days.
Thank you.
18 February 2003, 01:14 AM
Mr. Dark
In my enfeebled old age, I don't recognize this. Sorry.
18 February 2003, 04:09 AM
dandelion
To my knowledge Ray has never written about cloning, and his only public comment indicated "he was agin it," but I can post it in the same places as the others.
18 February 2003, 10:46 AM
Nard Kordell
The term, Wondercopy...must be around, because someone in grade school named Sarah....wrote a little story about it...

click on, or type into finder: http://www.ev-schule-charlottenburg.de/Fachbereiche/Englisch/body_englisch.html
18 February 2003, 10:48 AM
Nard Kordell
'Wonder' how this 'Copy' got here...
...2 minutes later...

Copy message deleted!.

[This message has been edited by Nard Kordell (edited 02-18-2003).]
30 December 2003, 06:13 AM
dandelion
These replies came by way of the Booksleuth Forums at Abebooks.

From: jent
As you say, no Bradbury reader recognises it,� I don't remember it , yet it is listed as rec. reading on When You Choose� a site for Argentine English Second Language study - and attributed there to Bradbury. Weird or what??� I think this is a job for� OCTOBERCOUNTRY !!!
Jen in Melbourne

From:� libraryladytoo
Googled on "Wondercopy" and found it mentioned on a Dutch language <>website.� The book it's from is a beginning English reader called Me, Myself and I : Seven Science Fiction Stories by Lewis Jones, London: Longman, 1975, ISBN 0582538440 .� According to the website, the story is by Bradbury.� Unfortunately, it looks like none are in stock now here at abe or anywhere else that I've been able to find.

Cathy

From:� Cori
Okay, since the person who requested this it seems may be using English as a second language, it's possible a story of Bradbury's was translated into another language and given this title. I have two problems with this. For one, I remember a lot of Bradbury stories about robots in human form and a few of aliens taking on human shape, but none about cloning. In "Marionettes, Inc.," robots are made to resemble a specific person, as in another story, "Punishment Without Crime." They are the only two of his I can think of offhand for which this title would be appropriate. For another question, if the story was published in a foreign language, why is the title in English?
30 December 2003, 06:19 AM
dandelion
Oh, I just found it. Sure enough, it is a retitling of "Marionettes, Inc."