color ed ▁skin , ▁who ▁does ▁not ▁appear ▁to ▁be ▁sap ient ▁but ▁poss esses ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁see ▁into ▁the ▁future ▁( specific ally , ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁see ▁all ▁possible ▁out comes ▁from ▁any ▁single ▁action , ▁described ▁in ▁the ▁story ▁as ▁similar ▁to ▁a ▁ch ess ▁player ▁with ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁see ▁all ▁possible ▁moves ▁ 5 ▁steps ▁ahead ). ▁The ▁ag ency ▁man ages ▁to ▁capture ▁Cris , ▁but ▁does ▁not ▁execute ▁him ▁immediately , ▁due ▁to ▁their ▁wish ▁to ▁study ▁his ▁ability . ▁Un known ▁to ▁the ▁ag ency , ▁Cris ▁turns ▁out ▁to ▁possess ▁another ▁power ; ▁his ▁golden ▁skin ▁acts ▁like ▁a ▁l ion ' s ▁man e ▁and ▁allows ▁him ▁to ▁s edu ce ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁opposite ▁sex . ▁Cris ▁influ ences ▁the ▁f ian c ée ▁into ▁free ing ▁him , ▁then ▁im pre gn ates ▁her ▁and ▁makes ▁his ▁escape . ▁The ▁story ▁ends ▁with ▁the ▁protagon ist ▁reflect ing ▁on ▁how ▁animal ▁instinct s ▁have ▁triumph ed ▁over ▁human ▁intellect , ▁and ▁how ▁that ▁is ▁the ▁new ▁direction ▁evolution ▁will ▁take ▁if ▁Cris ▁succeed s ▁in ▁replacing ▁human ity . ▁ ▁Copy right ▁status ▁ ▁Copy right ▁protection ▁for ▁If , ▁A pr . ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁and ▁its ▁contents ▁was ▁created ▁under ▁Reg istration ▁Number ▁B 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 6 9 9 5 . ▁" The ▁Golden ▁Man " ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁public ▁domain ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁because ▁it ▁was ▁published ▁in