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  • [tears] A Wreath of Stars by Bob Shaw

    From James Nicoll@21:1/5 to All on Sun Feb 4 14:50:49 2024
    A Wreath of Stars by Bob Shaw

    An anti-social engineer's life depends on understanding why phantoms
    have appeared in an African diamond mine.

    https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/hue

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  • From Dimensional Traveler@21:1/5 to James Nicoll on Sun Feb 4 10:42:22 2024
    On 2/4/2024 6:50 AM, James Nicoll wrote:
    A Wreath of Stars by Bob Shaw

    An anti-social engineer's life depends on understanding why phantoms
    have appeared in an African diamond mine.

    https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/hue

    Okay, when I first read that description I read it as "the opposite of a
    social engineer", as in someone who engineers or manipulates societies....

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