The Astrakhan, the Homburg, and the Red Red Coal
Novelette 7,534 words Recommended by 5 award/anthology sources
A group of Englishmen sharing an evening in a pub near a canal on "Old Mars" meet a stranger who knows their secret and makes them an offer.
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substance-use
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