Starved, Weighed, and Prodded
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Last published Sat, Nov 27, 2021
How does a world collapse after reaching its technological heights? Overnight, or over a thousand years? These are stories each with a unique narrator, observing the people of a new ice-age. This post-science-fiction anthology is what happens when Ai dream of a better world.
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