
Sharp Undoing by Natasha King (audio)
Clarkesworld Magazine
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The Nero's Guide to Train Tunnels
The systems engineer had originally planned to find a working bike and head east out of the metropolis. She caught wind of a group hold up in the countryside rumor of a way to safely remove slot cards. Before leaving, she gave into the temptation of slotting someone hardier and wiser than her. So she had slotted us or tried. Best laid plans, the soldier used to say kicking bodies aside with stained boots. We pivoted on our new feet, Achilles tendons, plantar, fascia, edetarsals,. mental maps of the root grid, and all these new sharp things. The Nero said, I suppose I don't need your personality. You want to know
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