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The Man Who Awoke 5

The Elixir

by Laurence Manning
One last sleep takes Norman Winters to about AD 25,000 where scientists have discovered to secret of immortality. But is Mankind ready for it? Immortality is frightfully boring without a purpose. Humanity scatters to the far corners of the cosmos seeking knowledge and experience, leading to a quest toward the meaning of it all.
— based on Wikipedia
We must make him young again—what a chance to try out the full cell-cycle!
DEBUT
“The Elixir,” Wonder Stories,[/em] August 1933.
VARIANTS
1 English variant
TRANSLATIONS
Translations to German
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TIME TRAVEL ITINERARY (SPOILERS!)
  1. From circa AD 20,000 ⋙ to circa AD 25,000. Note: long sleep continued from the previous story.