Science Fiction
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Chapter 17 – Distressing Discoveries
Despite its ungainly appearance, Honda’s UniBall turned out to be more comfortable than Askatla had imagined. The trio of spherical wheels, with their honeycomb textured tread, provided a smooth ride and precision movement in any direction while still maintaining stability at higher speeds or when reversing. After a quick test in the lobby to familiarise…
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Chapter 16 – Les Souvenirs
Askatla tried to jerk away from the spindly spectre skittering out of the shadows, gangly arms unfurling from behind his back like the wings of an emaciated raven. The entire room around her tilted, and she pitched lamely back onto the stiff rubber mattress of the operating room, her limbs leaden and clumsy. Brilliant white…
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Chapter 14 – Tender Care
“I do not consent to being sedated again,” Askatla objected adamantly, glaring at the anaesthetist standing awkwardly in the dark behind her sister with a mask of nitrous oxide and a needle, the stark surgical lights overhead giving the rest of the operating room a disproportionately dim and cavernous atmosphere. Devoid of all the decorative…