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ed over the planets of Esperine: the final touch, the final detail, in the world builder’s ivory ball. Once you get to Benton, hunt around until you find Highway 641. ____, “Cloud Permutations,” PS Publishing. The bots were turning themselves off, one by one, and a faint breeze ran through the ship, carrying the smell of sea-laden water and of incense.

‘It’s over. The people who scurried by overhead greeted each other volubly and laughed at the awkwardness of squeezing past each other in opposite directions. Hill was heavily invested. A fury killing.