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Ray Bradbury's "There Will Come Soft Rains" as read by actor Burgess Meredith (1962)

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  1. Jordan117
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    (Or the text version, if you prefer.) Always a good read, but particularly so given that "today is August 4th, 2026..."

    (Or the text version, if you prefer.)

    Always a good read, but particularly so given that "today is August 4th, 2026..."

    12 votes
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    mat
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    It's kind of sad how almost attractive the glossy, modern, instantaneous, fiery end of the world the Golden Age authors envisioned seems compared to the slow, sad slide into fascism and climate...

    It's kind of sad how almost attractive the glossy, modern, instantaneous, fiery end of the world the Golden Age authors envisioned seems compared to the slow, sad slide into fascism and climate collapse that's actually happening is.

    Ho hum. This is a great story.

    10 votes
    1. teaearlgraycold
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      Don’t discount our ability to improve things. It’s not over until it’s over.

      Don’t discount our ability to improve things. It’s not over until it’s over.

      13 votes
  3. Jeybork
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    Funny, I was editing my home assistant's yaml file this morning. Perhaps I should install the nuclear holocaust prep plug-in.

    Funny, I was editing my home assistant's yaml file this morning. Perhaps I should install the nuclear holocaust prep plug-in.

    6 votes
  4. monarda
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    That is a fantastic reading. Thank you!

    That is a fantastic reading. Thank you!

    2 votes
  5. Grayscail
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    Im not much for poetry, but I always think of the one in this story whenever Im asked what my "favorite" poem is.

    Im not much for poetry, but I always think of the one in this story whenever Im asked what my "favorite" poem is.

    2 votes