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"Upon the Dull Earth" was originally published in the November 1954 issue of Beyond.
AuthorPhilip K. Dick
Genrescience fiction
Publication date
1954

"Upon the Dull Earth" is a fantasy short story by American writer Philip K. Dick, first published in November 1954 in Beyond Fantasy Fiction.

Both the title and the protagonist's name are taken from Shakespeare's The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Act IV, scene ii:

Then to Silvia let us sing,

That Silvia is excelling;

She excels each mortal thing

Upon the dull earth dwelling;

To her let us garlands bring

— William Shakespeare, The Two Gentlemen of Verona

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