Fahrenheit 451: the temperature at which book paper catches fire and burns.
Guy Montag is a fireman. His job is to burn books, which are forbidden, beingthe source of all discord and unhappiness. Even so, Montag is unhappy; there is discord in his marriage. Are books hidden in his house? The Mechanical Hound of the Fire Department, armed with a lethal hypodermic, escorted by helicopters, is ready to track down those dissidents who defy society to preserve and read books.
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