Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
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Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said is a dystopian science fiction novel by Philip K. Dick that explores identity, surveillance, and reality in a totalitarian future America.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6330565 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said Context triple: [Philip K. Dick, notableWork, Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said]
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A.
Bird on the Wire
"Bird on the Wire" is a widely acclaimed song by Leonard Cohen, known for its poetic lyrics and melancholic reflection on freedom, love, and personal redemption.
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B.
As I Walked Out One Evening
"As I Walked Out One Evening" is a lyrical poem by W. H. Auden that blends romantic imagery with reflections on time, love, and mortality.
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C.
Bloody Lane
Bloody Lane is a historic sunken farm road at Antietam National Battlefield in Maryland, infamous as the site of especially intense and deadly fighting during the American Civil War’s Battle of Antietam.
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D.
Call on Me
"Call on Me" is a hip hop single by American rapper Nelly, known for its smooth, melodic style and R&B-influenced production.
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E.
As Tears Go By
"As Tears Go By" is a melancholic 1960s pop ballad associated with The Rolling Stones, known for its orchestral arrangement and reflective lyrics about lost youth.
- 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: Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said Target entity description: Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said is a dystopian science fiction novel by Philip K. Dick that explores identity, surveillance, and reality in a totalitarian future America.
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A.
Bird on the Wire
"Bird on the Wire" is a widely acclaimed song by Leonard Cohen, known for its poetic lyrics and melancholic reflection on freedom, love, and personal redemption.
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B.
As I Walked Out One Evening
"As I Walked Out One Evening" is a lyrical poem by W. H. Auden that blends romantic imagery with reflections on time, love, and mortality.
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C.
Bloody Lane
Bloody Lane is a historic sunken farm road at Antietam National Battlefield in Maryland, infamous as the site of especially intense and deadly fighting during the American Civil War’s Battle of Antietam.
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D.
Call on Me
"Call on Me" is a hip hop single by American rapper Nelly, known for its smooth, melodic style and R&B-influenced production.
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E.
As Tears Go By
"As Tears Go By" is a melancholic 1960s pop ballad associated with The Rolling Stones, known for its orchestral arrangement and reflective lyrics about lost youth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Philip K. Dick ⓘ |
| award | John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1975 ⓘ |
| centralConflict | protagonist suddenly becomes unknown to everyone ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| coverArtist | Doubleday first edition cover artist (United States) ⓘ |
| genre |
dystopian fiction
ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ speculative fiction ⓘ |
| hasForm |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later dystopian science fiction dealing with surveillance ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
altered reality
ⓘ
drug use ⓘ erasure of identity ⓘ media and fame ⓘ police state ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | New Wave science fiction ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Alys Buckman
ⓘ
Felix Buckman ⓘ Jason Taverner ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Hugo Award for Best Novel
ⓘ
Nebula Award for Best Novel ⓘ |
| notableFor | exploration of personal identity in a surveillance state ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Philip K. Dick bibliography ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1974 ⓘ |
| publisher | Doubleday ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | near-future America ⓘ |
| setting | totalitarian United States ⓘ |
| theme |
celebrity
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identity ⓘ memory ⓘ reality ⓘ state control ⓘ surveillance ⓘ totalitarianism ⓘ |
| titleOrigin | “Flow, my tears” by John Dowland ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said Description of subject: Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said is a dystopian science fiction novel by Philip K. Dick that explores identity, surveillance, and reality in a totalitarian future America.
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