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Not long after that, I heard from one of the communications officers. Jeff had asked her to send a general memo to the other colonies: a request for downloads of any Mars novels or stories that their personnel might have. The works of Bradbury, Burroughs, and Brackett were particularly desired, although stuff by Moorcock, Williamson, and Sturgeon would also be appreciated. In exchange, Jeff would send stories and novels heβd downloaded from the Phoenix disk.
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Allen M. Steele (Sex and Violence in Zero-G: The Complete "Near Space" Stories, Expanded Edition)