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|series= ''[[Bernice Summerfield (series)|Bernice Summerfield]]'' | |series= ''[[Bernice Summerfield (series)|Bernice Summerfield]]'' short stories | ||
|main character = [[Bernice Summerfield]] | |main character = [[Bernice Summerfield]] | ||
|featuring = | |featuring = | ||
|writer = | |writer = Cameron Mason | ||
| | |anthology= A Life Worth Living (anthology) | ||
|release date = July 2004 | |||
|prev = Welcome to the Machine (short story) | |prev = Welcome to the Machine (short story) | ||
|next = Against Gardens (short story) | |next = Against Gardens (short story) | ||
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Next come Bev and Brax. They are here to check up on her, and Brax wonders why she isn't helping to greet the guests arriving on the Collection. She manages to get rid of them, and is down to ninety minutes. | Next come Bev and Brax. They are here to check up on her, and Brax wonders why she isn't helping to greet the guests arriving on the Collection. She manages to get rid of them, and is down to ninety minutes. | ||
Jason, approaching the door, notices that Joseph and Wolsey are at the door, trying to get in. He unlocks the door, and while Joseph and the cat scoot inside, Benny throws a book at Jason. She urges him to go, which he does after making some offhand comments. One of his comments, about building bridges, inspires Benny, and she starts over. | Jason, approaching the door, notices that [[Joseph (Steal from the World)|Joseph]] and [[Wolsey]] are at the door, trying to get in. He unlocks the door, and while Joseph and the cat scoot inside, Benny throws a book at Jason. She urges him to go, which he does after making some offhand comments. One of his comments, about building bridges, inspires Benny, and she starts over. | ||
Jason having left the door open, two of Benny's students, Parasiel and Meredith, stop by to check on her. Parasiel chides her for waiting to do her paper at the last minute, but they finally leave. | Jason having left the door open, two of Benny's students, Parasiel and Meredith, stop by to check on her. Parasiel chides her for waiting to do her paper at the last minute, but they finally leave. | ||
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* [[Parasiel]] | * [[Parasiel]] | ||
* [[Meredith (Misplaced Spring)|Meredith]] | * [[Meredith (Misplaced Spring)|Meredith]] | ||
* [[Joseph ( | * [[Joseph (Steal from the World)|Joseph]] | ||
* [[Wolsey]] | * [[Wolsey]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Benny's original paper was on [[Rablev's Monument]]. | * Benny's original paper was on [[Rablev's Monument]]. | ||
* Peter draws on Hass's notes with [[green]] [[crayon]]. | * Peter draws on Hass's notes with [[green]] [[crayon]]. | ||
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[[Category:Bernice Summerfield | [[Category:Bernice Summerfield sources]] | ||
[[Category:A Life Worth Living short stories]] | [[Category:A Life Worth Living short stories]] | ||
[[Category:Irving Braxiatel short stories]] | [[Category:Irving Braxiatel short stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in the 27th century]] | [[Category:Stories set in the 27th century]] | ||
[[Category:Short stories set | [[Category:Short stories set on the Braxiatel Collection]] | ||