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Looking for a Title....
11/7/02 00:10I am trying to remember the title and/or author of a science fiction short story that I read a few years ago. I suspect that it was either a Hugo or Nebula winner, but can't be certain and am sick of looking through the ISFDB and having nothing ring a bell.
So, here's the premise. It's the future. All the elements have gotten heavier. You can now raft down a river made of helium and build your house with stuff that used to be liquid. I seem to remember something about a hat made out of a gaseous element. And I also remember the last line of the story, because it was hauntingly wonderful in context: "What you reachin' way up there in the air for, honey? Honey?"
That's it. Any clues?
So, here's the premise. It's the future. All the elements have gotten heavier. You can now raft down a river made of helium and build your house with stuff that used to be liquid. I seem to remember something about a hat made out of a gaseous element. And I also remember the last line of the story, because it was hauntingly wonderful in context: "What you reachin' way up there in the air for, honey? Honey?"
That's it. Any clues?