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FictionSpace Week: Pointing at the MoonThe Om’s wormholes might offer humanity the stars. Could the wisdom of an old man’s fading mind open a pathway blocked to science? Delivering Tomorrow, TodayAt the Waldo and Magic Company, we have a long tradition of innovative thinking. In fact, innovation is the key to our great success. FuelThe third quarter report cards came out on Thursday, and for Jamie, the timing couldn't have been worse. The Nike man was coming over that night to sell his brother some new blood. The Broken HourglassZane's beloved Emily was nine years dead. Could this strange book help him change that bitter past and build a different future? Done!Bob tried to reason with himself. Nothing disastrous would happen if he dried his nose before his brow. Nothing, except the sickening lurch of the world losing its contours. Letting GoThe Hole was two metres wide, stretching from Mare Serenitatis straight down to the core. Big Betsy was chewing one long tunnel through lunar rock, nearly 7,000km from one side of the Moon to the other. DeliveryCallisa walked through a crypt. Dead children were wrapped in their parents' arms. She knew what she must do. LoopBeing ‘born again’ and having the opportunity to live your life all over again sounds like a great idea – until it actually happens. A Place to Call HomeHome is where the heart is, even when you don't have a heart - and you've been uploaded into a simulation more real than life itself. Micro ExpressionsThe soldiers call me Diogenes, although they never address me directly. I am a state-of-the-art neural network tasked with determining the likely threat of foreign nationals who wish to visit the State. Frame of MindInfiltrating the compound is like stepping into another world. Even primed by intelligence reports, Alec Berg is startled. After days in the desert, what greets him on the other side of the fence is a discontinuity. TransparentWelcome to 2028. Every detail of Lewis' life is laid bare online. The right to privacy is a thing of the past and everyone from his employer to his girlfriend can check his bank account or medical records. For the Love of JazzSeeing nearly three metres of multi-jointed legs and squat metal body towering in front of him, Holden wondered if a lion might not be preferable. Not Enough Stars In The NightScience and progress has turned inward, creating new realities and entire new worlds. Fletcher works as a virtual reality tester to escape to the past, and longs for a bygone era when humankind could still gaze into space. |
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