The Break-in
Novella 27,579 words Recommended by 2 award/anthology sources
"Olina preached respect. Respect for the culture, respect for the people, respect for the problems that might lie ahead. She had headed dozens of recovery teams, successful and unsuccessful. The successful ones succeeded because they practiced respect. She stood in the darkness at the end of a street filled with warehouses."
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