Humpty Dumpty in Oakland by Philip K Dick

Philip K Dick is best known for his griping and suspenseful Sci Fi stories, many of which have been turned into big budget motion pictures over the years. Blade Runner, Total Recall, and Minority Report to name a few. All of his Science Fiction has an overwhelming feeling of doom and despair and lost causes. One of his best short stories has a man who can hear insects and spiders talking. Turns out the insects and spiders are both alien armies fighting over the conquest of planet earth. The man talks to the spiders and discovers they are here to…

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