Ticket to Anywhere by Damon Knight:
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Terrific short story about an unusual man, immune to hypnotic drugs that normalize everyone else on Earth. He discovers a door to, well, anywhere. Just one drawback - you couldn't pick your destination.


('Ticket to Anywhere' by Damon Knight)

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Analogue Treatment
Hypnotic drug treatment that normalizes behavior in humans.

 

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