Soldiers on asteroid Y-3 claim to be plants, prompting Dr. Harris to investigate a mysterious phenomenon in this 1953 sci-fi tale.
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Soldiers on asteroid Y-3 claim to be plants, prompting Dr. Harris to investigate a mysterious phenomenon in this 1953 sci-fi tale.
"Piper in the Woods" by Philip K. Dick is a science fiction short story first published in 1953. When soldiers return from asteroid Y-3 claiming to be plants, army doctor Henry Harris investigates the mysterious phenomenon. The men attribute their transformation to indigenous beings called "Pipers" living in the woods.
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