Voices by Robert Sheckley. Short summary

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An accountant has always been helped by his inner Voice. However, a malfunction occurs and the man stops hearing it. Then everything normalizes, the accountant again uses the help of the Voice.

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Accountant West has always been helped by a rational inner Voice.

At the moment the man was concerned about two things — what to do with the stock and the young niece.

The girl was beautiful, but mentally retarded. The accountant really wanted to seduce her, but was afraid of punishment.

At this time, generators were being repaired in the house next door, and the solar radiation had reached an unbelievable level of activity.

Mr. West asks the Voice for advice, but instead he hears many unknown voices.

They tell the accountant a lot of unnecessary information. But his Voice is gone.

West learns from the newspapers that everything the voices have said has come true. He begins to believe in the supernatural.

But the repair work ends, the Sun subsides, and the right Voice appears in his head.

He gives stock advice and recommends replacing his niece’s medication with sleeping pills.