The sequel, The Peony Lantern, can be had for a mere $350 from the second-hand dealers. The public library system has never heard of Ruth Manley. But-- the university library system has a copy. If I ever feel like undertaking a Quest, I will try seeing if they'd even let a member of the public look at it. (Time was, when Robots Library was first built, the public had a right to order books from it on account of partly paying for the thing or something. I'm sure that's totally in abeyance now.)
The Plum-rain Scroll
The sequel, The Peony Lantern, can be had for a mere $350 from the second-hand dealers. The public library system has never heard of Ruth Manley. But-- the university library system has a copy. If I ever feel like undertaking a Quest, I will try seeing if they'd even let a member of the public look at it. (Time was, when Robots Library was first built, the public had a right to order books from it on account of partly paying for the thing or something. I'm sure that's totally in abeyance now.)
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I was a free man in Paris
Twenty years ago I was in Tokyo, staying at the swanky US forces hotel with its breakfast buffet (all the bacon and sausage you can eat), buying out…
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The snowfall this last fortnight hasn't been much- barely an inch at most. This is set to change tonight when we're told to expect 10-15 cm of the…
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Happy New Year to those who celebrate it
It snowed last night, most unexpectedly, which I hope accounts for the state of Ow I woke up and languished in through the rest of the day. Looked at…
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