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Placer miner who seldom answers his telephone
Walter Gripp
Opens a hot dog stand during the off season
Sam Parkhill
Has a strange night meeting with a Martian out of his time.
Tomas Gomez
Martian in disguise in “The Martian”
Tom Lefarge
Bigoted hardware dealer
Mr. Samuel Teece
Rockets blasting off to Mars create heat.
Rocket Summer
An Automated House is destroyed
There Will Come Soft Rains
A family decides to live on Mars, not by earth standards.
The Million Year Picnic
Martians give a man half of the planet.
The Off Season
Stendahl opposes censorship
Usher II
Author of the book
Ray Bradbury
Where Bradbury says he got his education.
The Library
The book Bradbury wrote about the burning of books.
Farenheit 451
The famous screenplay Bradbury wrote based on a Herman Melville book.
Moby Dick
Where Bradbury met his wife.
Book Store
“Now, if you’ll please say, ‘For the love of god, Montresor,’ I might let you free.”
Stendahl Usher II Before he kills Garrett
“Just hunting. Once in a while [I] like to hunt. Did Dr. Nlle arrive?”
Yll Ylla After he has come home and killed Nathaniel York.
“Today is August 4, 2026 in the city of Alledale, California. It is Mr. Featherstone’s birthday. Today is the anniversary of Tilita’s marriage. Insurance is payable, as are the water, gas, and light bills.”
Computer There Will Come Soft Rains At the beginning of the day, the automated house reminds its dead residents of the day’s events.
“But you’re not thirsty… No you’re not.”
Edward “The Third Expedition” Before Captain Wilder is killed by Martians, his “brother” tells him not to get a drink.
“Let me go, Mr. Teece. I’ll send your money from up there, I promise!”
Silly “Way in the Middle of the Air” Sam Teece wants Silly to pay his debt, but Silly wants to go to Mars.
The Expedition that Captain York is part of.
The First Expedition
The folklore character that Benjamin Driscoll is like.
Johnny Appleseed
Black leaves that float through the air.
Dead Martian Flesh
Author of “The Cask of Amontillado”
Edgar Allan Poe
Golden Bees
Martian Gun Ammunition
The Year The Martian Chronicles was published.
1950