ˈælɡɪz bˈʌdɹiz sˈɛd ðˈæt "ðɪs ɪz nˌɑːt ɐn ɛɡzˈæktli nˈuː aɪdˈiə, nˈɔːɹ ɪz ɪt nˈuːli pɹəpˈoʊzd, nˈɔːɹ dˈʌz ɪt ɡˌoʊ tʊ ˌɛni nˈuː plˈeɪs", pˈʌblɪʃt ɪn dˈeɪndʒɚɹəs vˈɪʒənz "wˌɛn hˈɑːɹlən ɡɑːt dˈɛspɚɹət fɔːɹ mətˈɪɹiəl".
Algis Budrys said that "this is not an exactly new idea, nor is it newly proposed, nor does it go to any new place", published in Dangerous Visions "when Harlan got desperate for material".