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A science fiction novel that likely originated in the mid-20th century. The story revolves around the struggles of Gene Drummond, a biologist-explorer who returns to a changed Earth after a year-long mission on Venus. Upon his return, he discovers that Earth's metals are mysteriously disintegrating, a phenomenon tied to an inexplicable ray from space, which he is tasked to track down and destroy.