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Originally published in 2012. Winner of the Hugo Award and the Locus Award for Best Novelette.

Has an interesting style. I'm not crazy about it but obviously it's respected, so I thought some people here might like it.

Link: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/cadigan_02_18_reprint/

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[โ€“] tetris11@feddit.uk 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Woah, I was just thinking of this short story the other day -- it's a cute little one. Almost makes you want to sprout a few arms of your own