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![]() ![]() Magazine fictionDeep Clean"The unit is purely cognitive," she says. No shots, no pills. It's something brand new, this addiction therapy. Neon Kumar sits there listening to nothing. Day BreakHe'd had enough of watching the days deteriorate. The time had come to investigate the thing that caused the breaking of the world. Breaking the IceCould this be the remnants of an army that hacked off Larsen Ice Shelf and towed it to Argentina after they drank their mainland glaciers dry? Act of FaithThe robot recited the call for prayer. “Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar…” When he completed the call, and turned to face Daud, he saw tears streaming from the old man’s eyes. Too Close for ComfortA clan of Neanderthals deliberately stalked and killed a man. Should they be treated as criminals or wild animals? Velvet RevolutionDeep inside the thick living wood of the house, the Felichairs were fomenting sharp-clawed revolution. Again. ImmortalsThe last human sat alone in a room. There was a knock on the door. Chaz came in with a bouquet. Looking GoodElla had freckles and slightly crooked teeth, but they weren't quirks to make her look better. She was the real deal. Proof of LifeRunning an artificial intelligence inside your head is all fun and games until someone loses an I. Under The Shouting SkySaturn hung overhead, a great pastel yellow ball. It took a special kind of imagination to see the planet for what it really was. EchoesIn quantum reality, all possible worlds are piled on top of each other. Suppose an experimental quantum communicator starts to jumble those 'realities' together... Fortunes of SoldiersTwo week’s pay for one night’s work, baby-sitting a pampered asteroid heiress. How hard could it be? |
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