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<p>Hi Great Brain,</p>
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<p>I'm hoping someone can help me out with this stumper.</p>
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<p>Here is what I know:</p>
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<p>The juvenile science fiction book (or short story) begins with a guy being interviewed by a computer. He is sent to some sort of desert planet or desert world that is inhabited by beings with leather skin. It is very hot there, but there is a fruit he can
eat that helps him tolerate the heat and also makes him be able to go very fast.
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<p>The patron is a gentleman who I would guess is in his 50s or 60s, and he read it as a kid, so I would guess it was probably published in the 1960s or before.</p>
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<p>I did a google search and was able to find somebody else on a science fiction forum searching for what I believe may be the same book. The clue I got from that was that the person thinks the planet or world may be called something like Alpha. But I'm not
sure if this is just a false lead or not. I'm wondering if the author possibly could be Robert Silverberg, and if the story may be Revolt on Alpha C, but I can't find enough of a description to find out whether it matches the patron's description, and when
he reads the description, it doesn't ring a bell with him.</p>
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<p>Any ideas?</p>
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<p>Holly Polivka</p>
<p>Youth Services Librarian</p>
<p>Tigard Public Library</p>
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