My trip thru the HG Wells compendium continues this time with the least known story from 1906. This one is written with the Earth under the influence of an ever closer comet frothing with green gas. As it slowly gets closer there is a build up of angst where people turn on each other and a world war breaks out. After it arrives it is the exact opposite, where suddenly the utopia is here. The gas has rejuvenated everyone and as Agent Smart would say "they are now using their powers for goodness and niceness". HG Wells got into a bit of trouble for suggesting free love as a part of this new lifestyle.
If you fell down yesterday, stand up today.
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