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Unreachable
Read more: UnreachableMonday 2pm, our mobile phones became possessed by the evil spirits of demented bureaucrats. A nationwide test of some newfangled alert system was being trialled. With no actions on our part and the contraption in locked mode, an eerie voice began communicating a warning test message. We were working on placing rocks in gabion cages.…
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The Great e-Scrape is Over
Read more: The Great e-Scrape is OverBooks are such wonderful things. A few years ago we indulged and purchased the entire collection of Jack Vance books in their Spatterlight edition. It sure is a lot of books and takes up a fair bit of space. The unusual name refers to one of the author’s narrative plot devices, but in reality it…
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Always the Sun
Read more: Always the SunThe season turned on Saturday. You can feel the difference from only the day beforehand. The sun was different somehow, and even set later. Energy from the local star hitting the skin felt warm, and even produced a light sweat during exertion. Beautiful weather really. With the traditional spring lean period, it was the perfect…
