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It was a joyous journey Anders set out on ... to reach his goal ... but look where he wound up!

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A visitor should be fed, but this one could eat you out of house and home ... literally!

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If easy payment plans were to be really efficient, patrons' lifetimes had to be extended!

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The Hated

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After space, there was always one more river to cross ... the far side of hatred and murder!

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Commander John Hanson recalls his harrowing expedition among the giant spiders of FX-31.

Diplomatic Immunity

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One Man's Poison

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A traveler steps off the road and finds himself in an alternate reality. A sullen boy accidentally summons a spirit. A man gets more than he bargained for when he buys his fiancée a plot of wooded land. These...

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Worms Of the Earth

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The Hoofer

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