ðə stˈoːɹi ɪz ʌnjˈuːʒuːəli ʃˈɔːɹt, tˈoʊɾəlɪŋ dʒˈʌst θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti wˈɜːdz, ænd ɚɹˈoʊz fɹʌm ɐ tˈɛlᵻvˌaɪzd pˈænəl dɪskˈʌʃən ðæt ˈæzᵻmˌɑːf tˈʊk pˈɑːɹt ɪn ˌɔn twˈɛnti wˈʌn ˈɔːɡəst nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɛvən.
The story is unusually short, totalling just 350 words, and arose from a televised panel discussion that Asimov took part in on 21 August 1957.