Re: iso title and/or author of short story



In article <d7adnb_y1duRlCvenZ2dnUVZ_tWdnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxx>,
"David L. Burkhead" <dburkhuad@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> ezszuts@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > Could anyone tell me the title and/or author of the following story
> > that was published before 1989. I read it in a collection of selected
> > stories written in English. If memory serves me right, title refers
> > to a mask.
> >
> > Story line: A human ambassador is sent to a faraway planet, where
> > everyone wears a mask in public. Masks are like clothes, with fresh
> > one worn each day and possibly even more often, depending on the
<snip>
> >
> > Thank you.
>
> The Moon Moth by Jack Vance

Curses! you beat me by 3 minutes.

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Robert Woodward <robertaw@xxxxxxxxxxx>
<http://www.drizzle.com/~robertaw>
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