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“Sean, go ahead order whatever you like. Let me recommend the corned beef on brioche.”

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I dragged the bucket of freshly collected gold into the warehouse and saw Charlie Miranda about to introduce a plate in the microwave.

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The Thing towered above the city, casting its shadow onto broad and narrow streets, playgrounds and parks. It was humanoid. Its eyes were cameras. Its head carried two

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The panel was slid aside in stages, to allow the animals a chance to get used to the strong light.

Professor Zhao JianGuo spoke with a comforting tone: “Hello,

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The Science Director’s meticulous methods and terrifying temper are legendary. The captain knows she pores over every scrap of data herself, worried that a less

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Attention, listeners near and far tuning in to this longwave broadcast, this is a crucial transmission originating from the heart of what was once the thriving

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He was a man with many aspirations of self-reliance and had lived up to none of them, leaving the impression of not a man but the shell of one. He sat at his desk with