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Escape Pod 759: The Sun From Both Sides (Part 3 of 3)

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The Sun From Both Sides (Part 3 of 3) By R.S.A. Garcia (Continued from Part 2 - Escape Pod episode 758) "Grandmaster Lucochin." He started awake, his hand tightening on something. Someone. The Knight hung motionless over him. He had it by the throat, his fingers digging into the soft flesh beneath the golden full mask and its red speaker. A gold mask. A Knight of the Royal Sept Valencia. He released the Knight and it straightened, showing no sign that he had almost throttled it in his sleep.…

Science FantasyCorporate PowerRestrained Prose

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First ContactSpace OperaPhilosophicalHopefulClass InequalityPolitical ResistanceDefiantDeep SpaceTenseFast PacedFar FutureFreedomSecondary WorldSacrificeClose Third PersonCharacter DrivenScience Fiction

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