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“The Hemingway Hoax,” by Joe Haldeman. Copyright © 1990 by Joe Haldeman. First published in Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, April 1990. Reprinted by permission of the author.
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“Beggars in Spain,” by Nancy Kress. Copyright © 1991 by Nancy Kress. First published as a chapbook by Axolotl Press. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Griffin’s Egg,” by Michael Swanwick. Copyright © 1991 by Michael Swanwick. First published as a chapbook by Century Legend in 1991. Reprinted by permission of the author.
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“Tendeléo’s Story,” by Ian McDonald. Copyright © 2000 Ian McDonald. First published as a chapbook, Tendeléo’s Story (PS Publishing). Reprinted by permission of the author.
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