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Black Eyes and the Daily Grind는 미국 작가 Stephen Marlowe의 SF 소설로 1952년에 출간되었다.
이 이야기는 금성 사파리에서 놀라운 설득력을 가진 신비한 털복숭이 생물을 만난 부유한 부부를 중심으로 진행된다. 그들은 Black Eyes라는 별명을 가진 이 생물을 애완동물로 지구로 데려온다. 이야기는 Black Eyes가 지구 생활에 어떻게 적응하는지와 이로 인해 부부에게 발생하는 어려움을 이야기하고 있다.


Black Eyes and the Daily Grind is a science fiction novel by American author Stephen Marlowe, published in 1952.
The story centers around a wealthy couple who, on a Venus safari, encounter a mysterious furry creature with incredible powers of persuasion. They bring this creature, nicknamed Black Eyes, to Earth as a pet. The story tells how Black Eyes adapts to life on Earth and the difficulties this causes for the couple.

Summary
The little house pet from Venus didn't like New York, so New York had to change.

He liked the flat cracking sound of the gun. He liked the way it slapped back against his shoulder when he fired. Somehow it did not seem a part of the dank, steaming Venusian jungle. Probably, he realized with a smile, it was the only old-fashioned recoil rifle on the entire planet. As if anyone else would want to use one of those old bone-cracking relics today! But they all failed to realize it made sport much more interesting.

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Black Eyes and the Daily Grind