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* Contents derived from the 2005 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- The Line of People Went Straight out the Doori"Well it wasn't really straight at all. Crook-", single work poetry (p. 7)
- The Big Bust, single work short story (p. 8-10)
- Untitledi"next to the tower", single work poetry (p. 11)
- Nine Streets, single work short story (p. 13-19)
- Deja Vui"if metal has memory", single work poetry (p. 22)
- Policecorp, single work short story satire (p. 23-30)
- It Doesn't Take Much...i"... for your life to become a bit messy", single work poetry (p. 32)
- Copycat, single work short story (p. 33-37)
- 59 Cent Fish Foodi"It's one of those days", single work poetry (p. 38-39)
- Izzyi"Izzy, who made me run through dark streets", single work poetry (p. 40)
- Gift of Spirits, single work short story (p. 41-47)
- Surrenderi"The fire in the house", single work poetry (p. 49)
- Etiquettei"the etiquette of close quarters", single work poetry (p. 50)
- Dusti"curved earth births the dimpled dust", single work poetry (p. 51)
- Call Mei"when you want to cry over that bastard", single work poetry (p. 52)
- Saturdayi"Saturday morning", single work poetry (p. 53)
- The Parlour Bear, single work short story fantasy children's (p. 55-60)
- Beachedi"Motionless on tidal flats at low water,", single work poetry (p. 61)
- Home Madei"Teddy bear", single work poetry (p. 62-63)
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The Investment of Choice,
single work
short story
George and Wendy, an elderly couple, are unable to enjoy their retirement thanks to Wendy's arthritis and George's asthma. They decide to spend all of their savings on an experimental treatment that restores their bodies to middle age condition. Physically fit and healthy, they apply for an old age pension as they slowly run out of money - only to find that the government has declared them to be of working age again.
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