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Related to material in The Mummy! A Tale of the Twenty-Second Century
by Jane Webb Loudon

"It would be of no use to go to sleep without dreaming; and, accordingly, I had scarcely closed my eyes when, methought, a spirit stood before me. His head was crowned with flowers; his azure wings fluttered in the breeze, and a light drapery, like the fleecy vapour that hangs upon the summit of a mountain, floated round him. In his hand he held a scroll, and his voice sounded soft and sweet as the liquid melody of the nightingale.

"Take this," said he, smiling benignantly; "it is the Chronicle of a future age. Weave it into a story."

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Science fiction in the News articles describe real-world events that relate to the ideas and inventions in sf novels and movies. Select a news article:

Would Movable Houses Make Cities Better?
   'He saw a house in the suburbs gently slide out of its place...' - Jane Webb Loudon, 1828.

Driverless Hotel Rooms Predicted In 1828
   'Did you never see a moving house before?' - Jane Webb Loudon, 1828.

Can Stratospheric Aerosol Injection Control The Weather?
   '...I saw a nice black heavy-looking cloud sailing by just now, and I can get the electrical machine out in five minutes to draw it down.' - Jane Webb Loudon, 1828.

Why Not Move A Warehouse District?
   'Did you never see a moving house before?' - Jane Webb Loudon, 1828.

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