The Five Remembrances, According to STE-319
ShortStory 1,910 words Recommended by 3 award/anthology sources
"Metal parts that survived fire and shrapnel are no match for the saltwater rushing through the gaps in my armor, spilling between gears and wires, tainting my battered shell with the inexorable creep of rust. Corrosion is a ruthless god. The waves surge inland to drink the mortal corpses littering the shore."
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deathwar
Quasar links out; the story lives on Clarkesworld, where the author gets the click.