Unread
A Purist's whole life is the discipline of not looking. Unread is the day that discipline meets the one thing he can't afford to miss.
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by Charlie Forêt
A short story set in the Integration era.
©2026, by Charlie Forêt, all rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law.
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When I saw the streak in the sky, I knew it would be valuable. Med-techs always wanted samples from any Unintegrated flotsam and jetsam. They paid, no questions asked.
Lioraen worried about getting home in time. I worried about having enough time to harvest some of the wreckage. I could use the credits. I would use them on Lioraen, but couldn't tell her that.…
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