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Just Us Until the End

December 3, 2008 – 9:57 pm

Fender thumb-keyed a message into his phone, spelled out with angular, multi-branched glyphs. Roughly translated from the Gum’Bndian it read: “Rich multi-sensory entertainment opportunity identified on planet surface. Unique to this system. Defer sterilization project to facilitate opportunity discovery phase.” Hoping he’d gotten the Gum’Bnd organizational command jargon right, he jabbed the transmit option and silently prayed [...]

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Stolen Artifact, Part II

December 3, 2008 – 9:54 pm

“Hey, you! Stop!” A whistle sounded down the sidewalk, behind the robber. A uniformed Public Safety officer had rounded the corner, took in the scene, and started running toward Gary and his assailant. The kid bolted, pushing past Gary and toppling him onto his ass. A few seconds behind, the officer stopped short as he reached [...]

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Stolen Artifact

December 3, 2008 – 9:54 pm

“Gimme the gadget, geek,” said the thug, rhythmically slapping a crowbar against his palm. Stopping with some effort, Gary huffed under the weight of the cylindrical thing he cradled across both his arms. It thrummed ominously, a deep bass note suffusing through the air around them both. “Man, just let me go,” said Gary, once he’d managed [...]

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