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“From Babel’s Fallen Glory We Fled” is a 2008 science fiction short story by Michael Swanwick. It is about a human and a millipede-like alien who flee the destruction of a magnificent city.
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The Gambler by Paolo Bacigalupi
Posted by Rusty Published in 2000's, Free, Hugo Awards, Novelette, Online, Printable, Science Fiction Short Story Reviews“The Gambler” is a 2008 science fiction novelette by Paolo Bacigalupi. It is about a man who flees unrest in his native Laos to become an internet reporter in Los Angeles.
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