Quasar

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Novella 18,583 words Recommended by 3 award/anthology sources

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"Up here, at the edge of the biggest of the table mountains, had to be the best running track ever. Up here, Charlotte could really breathe. And sharpen her wits at the same time. Her apron shoes pounded in along the rocky track. She’d brought them from Earth and just as well, since the camp really didn’t have much in the way of decent manufacturing."

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