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by Cordwainer Smith
A collection of short stories by Cordwainer Smith ordered by date of publication.
Opening
A few passages to enter the atmosphere.
It came to war.
Tibet and America, each claiming the Radiant Heat Monopoly, applied for a War Permit for 2127, AD.
The Universal War Board granted it, stating, of course, the conditions. It was, after a few compromises and amendments had been effected, accepted by the belligerent nations.
The conditions were:
Five 22,000-ton aero-ships, combinations of aero and dirigible, were to be the only combatants.
Short Fiction
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