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	The Rock Eaters: Stories 3.96 avg rating — 1,255 ratings — published 2021 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The O. Henry Prize Stories 2015 by Laura Furman (Editor), Percival Everett (Contributor), Lydia Davis (Contributor) 3.96 avg rating — 320 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2019 edition by Elizabeth Bear (Goodreads Author), Siobhan Carroll, John Chu 3.64 avg rating — 298 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Kite Maker 3.64 avg rating — 174 ratings — published 2018	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Touches 3.52 avg rating — 139 ratings — published 2019	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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'Proof by Induction' by José Pablo Iriarte

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'Once Upon a Time at The Oakmont' by P.A. Cornell

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