"Huddling Place"
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"Huddling Place" is a science fiction short story by Clifford D. Simak that explores themes of agoraphobia, isolation, and the future of human society.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| "Huddling Place" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8494192 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: "Huddling Place" Context triple: [City, containsStory, "Huddling Place"]
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A.
“The Saving Place”
“The Saving Place” is a marketing slogan used by Kmart to emphasize its focus on low prices and value for shoppers.
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B.
The Gathering Place
The Gathering Place is a popular nickname for Oahu, the most populous Hawaiian island and home to the state capital, Honolulu.
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C.
The Shelter
"The Shelter" is a 1961 episode of the anthology television series The Twilight Zone that explores Cold War paranoia and the dark side of human nature when neighbors turn against each other over access to a fallout shelter.
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D.
“The Attic”
“The Attic” is a musical piece that forms one of the individual songs within the larger song cycle.
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E.
"Home"
"Home" is a sentimental pop ballad by Michael Bublé that reflects on longing and homesickness, and has become one of his signature songs.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: "Huddling Place" Target entity description: "Huddling Place" is a science fiction short story by Clifford D. Simak that explores themes of agoraphobia, isolation, and the future of human society.
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A.
“The Saving Place”
“The Saving Place” is a marketing slogan used by Kmart to emphasize its focus on low prices and value for shoppers.
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B.
The Gathering Place
The Gathering Place is a popular nickname for Oahu, the most populous Hawaiian island and home to the state capital, Honolulu.
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C.
The Shelter
"The Shelter" is a 1961 episode of the anthology television series The Twilight Zone that explores Cold War paranoia and the dark side of human nature when neighbors turn against each other over access to a fallout shelter.
-
D.
“The Attic”
“The Attic” is a musical piece that forms one of the individual songs within the larger song cycle.
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E.
"Home"
"Home" is a sentimental pop ballad by Michael Bublé that reflects on longing and homesickness, and has become one of his signature songs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | science fiction short story ⓘ |
| author | Clifford D. Simak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConflict | protagonist’s inability to leave home ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| exploresConcept |
decline of cities
ⓘ
interplanetary travel ⓘ post-urban living ⓘ teleportation ⓘ |
| featuresLocation |
Earth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Astounding Science-Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType | reclusive intellectual ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
comfort of home as prison
ⓘ
human dependence on robots ⓘ |
| hasReception | considered a classic of mid-20th-century science fiction ⓘ |
| hasSettingType | suburban estate ⓘ |
| hasTone |
introspective
ⓘ
melancholic ⓘ |
| includedInCollection | City ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Golden Age of Science Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Jerome A. Webster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalMedium | pulp magazine ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 1944 ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | City series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Street & Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInTime | far future ⓘ |
| theme |
agoraphobia
ⓘ
dependence on technology ⓘ future of human society ⓘ isolation ⓘ psychological anxiety ⓘ social withdrawal ⓘ |
| universe | City universe ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: "Huddling Place" Description of subject: "Huddling Place" is a science fiction short story by Clifford D. Simak that explores themes of agoraphobia, isolation, and the future of human society.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.