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Nihil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-06-11 04:54 AM
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8. Ever read "Strata" by Terry Pratchett?


The camera zoomed in to an area halfway up the cliff, where some rock had been melted
out. There was a gantry and a few yellow-hatted workmen who shuffled out of camera
field, except for one who stood holding a measuring rod against Exhibit A and
grinning. Hi there, all you folks out there in Company Censure Tribunal Land.

‘A plesiosaur,’ said Kin. ‘All wrong for this stratum, but what the hell.’ The camera
floated over the half-excavated skeleton, focusing now on the distorted rectangles by
its side. Kin nodded. Now it was quite clear. The beast had been holding a placard.
She could just make out the wording.

‘“End Nuclear Testing Now’’,’ she said levelly.



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     - it's our HUGE braaaaaiins  stuntcat   Apr-08-11 01:00 PM   #10 
        - Twice too clever, not half wise enough...  GliderGuider   Apr-08-11 01:10 PM   #11 
  - I think a global layer of plastic will be a tell tale sign of our  cpompilo   Apr-05-11 01:34 PM   #3 
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  - The more I think about this, the better I like it.  phantom power   Apr-05-11 03:21 PM   #7 
     - Ever read "Strata" by Terry Pratchett?  Nihil   Apr-06-11 04:54 AM   #8 
  - Y-M-C-A  AtheistCrusader   Apr-08-11 09:38 AM   #9 
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