Talk:There Will Come Soft Rains (short story)

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[edit] Gained in traslation

Where did this August 4th, 2026 come from? from a book i have (traslated to spanish), the date cited in the story is April 18, 1985, not the other one. Way too gross a mistake to be a typo by the translator. Could anybody clarify this? I'm tempted to modify this wiki entry right away but it'd be good if the original writer of the entry first offers his/her take on this before I do so.

And I feel a "Warning: spoilers.." notice is in order.

Later editions have this story dated on 2026, maybe?


Made with recycled electrons and HTML by N. Macchiavelli 17:48, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

The computer, at the beginning of the story, says that the date is August 4, 2026, according to every version and every website I've every read. That must be a translation error; when does it say that? - Pureblade | Θ 13:51, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
The audio version I just added reference to also gives a 1980s date, but it could well be an adaptation. I'd go with the different editions theory. 131.111.200.200 14:49, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
The title was changed when the story was republished as part of The Martian Chronicles. --Animakitty 22:04, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
I can confirm the different editions theory; I've seen both. (The date was changed in the text of the story as well as added to the title. I'm not sure if other changes were made as well.) Msr657 07:26, 10 April 2007 (UTC)