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A Fine Night for Desertion - Ann Pino

The ward was silent but for the spinning of fans overhead and the breathing of men sleeping.  Outside, a few crickets chirped, lapsing into silence when the occasional soldier passed on his way to some late-night assignment.  Donovan lay on his thin mattress, trying to match his breathing to the rhythm of the sleeping soldiers [...]

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Scourge of Humanity - Kate Thornton

There didn’t seem to be any sense in hanging around.  The ship was loaded, my package safely stowed in with the baggage of a hundred or so miners from the mineral holes on Sheppard-1, destination Terran Moon for some R & R.
I knew Lester would receive the package at Toshiba Station and plant the contents [...]

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